Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 118
إِن تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ ۖ وَإِن تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
Al-Ma'idah · 5:118
Word by word
- إِنinIf
- تُعَذِّبْهُمْtuʿadhib'humYou punish them
- فَإِنَّهُمْfa-innahumthen indeed they
- عِبَادُكَ ۖʿibāduka(are) Your slaves
- وَإِنwa-inand if
- تَغْفِرْtaghfirYou forgive
- لَهُمْlahum[for] them
- فَإِنَّكَfa-innakathen indeed You
- أَنتَantaYou
- ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu(are) the All-Mighty
- ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuthe All-Wise
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