Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 38
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَنتَهُوا۟ يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ وَإِن يَعُودُوا۟ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ سُنَّتُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place.
Al-Anfal · 8:38
Word by word
- قُلqulSay
- لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
- كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- إِنinif
- يَنتَهُوا۟yantahūthey cease
- يُغْفَرْyugh'farwill be forgiven
- لَهُمlahumfor them
- مَّاmāwhat
- قَدْqad[verily]
- سَلَفَsalafa(is) past
- وَإِنwa-inBut if
- يَعُودُوا۟yaʿūdūthey return
- فَقَدْfaqadthen verily
- مَضَتْmaḍatpreceded
- سُنَّتُsunnatu(the) practice
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the former (people)
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