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An-Nisa 48

Ayah 48 of 176 · Medinan

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغۡفِرُ أَن يُشۡرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغۡفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰٓ إِثۡمًا عَظِيمًا ٤٨

Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  3. لَا(does) notlā
  4. يَغۡفِرُforgiveyaghfiru
  5. أَنthatan
  6. يُشۡرَكَpartners be associatedyush'raka
  7. بِهِۦwith Himbihi
  8. وَيَغۡفِرُbut He forgiveswayaghfiru
  9. مَاfrommā
  10. دُونَother thandūna
  11. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  12. لِمَنfor whomliman
  13. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  14. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  15. يُشۡرِكۡassociates partnersyush'rik
  16. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  17. فَقَدِthen surelyfaqadi
  18. ٱفۡتَرَىٰٓhe has fabricatedif'tarā
  19. إِثۡمًاa sin ith'man
  20. عَظِيمًاtremendousʿaẓīman

Tafsir

Allah does not forgive that anything from His creation should be associated to Him. Besides this and disbelief, He pardons the disobedience of whomever He wills, out of His bounty. Or He punishes those He wills among them according to their disobedience, out of His perfect justice. Whoever worships others next to Allah has committed a terrible sin, which is not forgiven if someone dies still doing it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran