Surah Furqan Ayat 40 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 40
And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.
And the (Unbelievers) must indeed have passed by the town on which was rained a shower of evil: did they not then see it (with their own eyes)? But they fear not the Resurrection.
Surely, these people have passed by that habitation on which was rained an evil rain: have they not seen its ruins? But they do not expect another life in the Hereafter.
And indeed they have passed by the town [of Prophet Lout (Lot)] on which was rained the evil rain. Did they (disbelievers) not then see it (with their own eyes)? Nay! But they used not to expect for any resurrection.
And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection.
And indeed they already came up to the town which was rained on by a woeful rain. Have they then not seen it? No indeed, (but) they did not hope for an uprising (i.e., resurrection).
These disbelievers must have passed by the town that was destroyed by the terrible rain––did they not see it? Yet they do not expect to be raised from the dead.
یہ لوگ اس بستی کے پاس سے بھی آتے جاتے ہیں جن پر بری طرح کی بارش برسائی گئی۔ کیا یہ پھر بھی اسے دیکھتے نہیں؟ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ انہیں مرکر جی اٹھنے کی امید ہی نہیں
Quran 25 Verse 40 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Furqan ayat 40, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(25:40) They have surely passed by the town which was rained upon by an evil rain.[53] Have they not seen it? Nay; but they do not believe in being raised up after death.[54]
53. The habitation referred to was that of the people of Prophet Lot (peace be upon him), which was destroyed by a rain of stones. The people of Hijaz while traveling to Palestine and Syria, passed by its ruins and heard the horrible tales of its destruction.
54. As the disbelievers did not believe in the Hereafter, they looked at these ancient ruins as mere spectators and did not take any warning from them. Incidentally, this is the difference between the observation of a disbeliever and of a believer in the Hereafter. The former looks at such things as a mere spectator or at the most as an archaeologist whereas the latter learns moral lessons from the same and obtains an insight into the realities beyond this worldly life.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 35 which provides the complete commentary from verse 35 through 40.
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