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Al-Ma'idah 118

Ayah 118 of 120 · Medinan

إِن تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ عِبَادُكَۖ وَإِن تَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ١١٨

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."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنIfin
  2. تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡYou punish themtuʿadhib'hum
  3. فَإِنَّهُمۡthen indeed theyfa-innahum
  4. عِبَادُكَۖ(are) Your slavesʿibāduka
  5. وَإِنand ifwa-in
  6. تَغۡفِرۡYou forgivetaghfir
  7. لَهُمۡ[for] themlahum
  8. فَإِنَّكَthen indeed Youfa-innaka
  9. أَنتَYouanta
  10. ٱلۡعَزِيزُ(are) the All-Mightyl-ʿazīzu
  11. ٱلۡحَكِيمُthe All-Wisel-ḥakīmu

Tafsir

If you punish them, O Lord, they are your servants and You can do with them as You wish. If You graciously forgive those of them who had faith, nothing can stop You from doing so because You are the Mighty, Who cannot be overpowered, and the Wise in Your handling of matters.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran