ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

(And it is said unto them): This is because ye exulted in the earth without right, and because ye were petulant.

Ghafir 40:75

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“(And it is said unto them): This is because ye exulted in the earth without right, and because ye were petulant.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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