Surah An-Nisa, ayah 17
إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after]. It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
An-Nisa · 4:17
Word by word
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- ٱلتَّوْبَةُl-tawbatuthe acceptance of repentance
- عَلَىʿalāby
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- لِلَّذِينَlilladhīna(is) for those who
- يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
- ٱلسُّوٓءَl-sūathe evil
- بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢbijahālatinin ignorance
- ثُمَّthummathen
- يَتُوبُونَyatūbūnathey repent
- مِنminfrom
- قَرِيبٍۢqarībinsoon after
- فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikaThen those
- يَتُوبُyatūbuwill have forgiveness
- ٱللَّهُl-lahu(from) Allah
- عَلَيْهِمْ ۗʿalayhimupon them
- وَكَانَwakānaand is
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
- حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise
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