Surah Al-Ma'idah — Verse 74

The Table Spread · 5:74 · 74/120

أَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Afala yatooboona ila Allahiwayastaghfiroonahu wallahu ghafoorun raheem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

So will they not repent to Allāh and seek His forgiveness? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Why do they not turn to God and ask His forgiveness, when God is most forgiving, most merciful?

Marmaduke Pickthall

Will they not rather turn unto Allah and seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Why then do they not turn to Allah in repentance and seek His forgiveness, while Allah is most forgiving, very merciful?

Al-Hilali & Khan

Will they not turn with repentance to Allâh and ask His Forgiveness? For Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Will they not, then, turn to Allah in repentance, and ask for His forgiveness? Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Will they not, then, turn towards God in repentance, and ask His forgiveness? For God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

Rowwad · source edition

Why do they not turn to Allah in repentance and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

74. Will they not turn with repentance to Allâh and ask His Forgiveness? For Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.[26]

Notes

[26] (V.5:74) Narrated Anas bin Mâlik رضي الله عنه : Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said; "Allâh is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which he had lost in a desert." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.8, Hadîth No.321).