إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسۡنَۢا بَعۡدَ سُوٓءٖ فَإِنِّي غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١١
Otherwise, he who wrongs, then substitutes good after evil - indeed, I am Forgiving and Merciful.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِلَّاExceptillā
- مَنwhoman
- ظَلَمَwrongsẓalama
- ثُمَّthenthumma
- بَدَّلَsubstitutesbaddala
- حُسۡنَۢاgoodḥus'nan
- بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
- سُوٓءٖevilsūin
- فَإِنِّيthen indeed, I Amfa-innī
- غَفُورٞOft-Forgivingghafūrun
- رَّحِيمٞMost Mercifulraḥīmun
Tafsir
However, whoever wrongs himself by committing a sin, then repents after that, I am Forgiving to him, Merciful to him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran