Surah Al-Ma'idah — Verse 34

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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Illa allatheena taboomin qabli an taqdiroo AAalayhim faAAlamoo anna Allahaghafoorun raheem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Except for those who return [repenting] before you overcome [i.e., apprehend] them. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

unless they repent before you overpower them- in that case bear in mind that God is forgiving and merciful.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Save those who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

except those who repent before you overpower them. Then, be sure that Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Except for those who (having fled away and then) came back (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your power; in that case, know that Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

except for those who repent before you have overpowered them. Know well that Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

save for such [of them] as repent ere you [O believers] become more powerful than they: for you must know that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Rowwad · source edition

Except those who repent before you seize them; in that case, then know that Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

34. Except for those who (having fled away and then) came back (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your power; in that case, know that Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.