Quran 16:119 — An-Nahl, verse 119
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But towards those who do wrong out of ignorance, and afterwards repent and make amends, your Lord is most forgiving and merciful.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
thumma inna rabbaka lilladhīna ʿamilū l-sūa bijahālatin thumma tābū min baʿdi dhālika wa-aṣlaḥū inna rabbaka min baʿdihā laghafūrun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then, surely thy Lord -- unto those who did evil in ignorance, then repented after that and put things right -- surely thy Lord thereafter is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- And once again: Behold, thy Sustainer [shows mercy] to those who do evil out of ignorance and afterwards repent and live righteously: behold, after such [repentance] thy Sustainer is indeed much forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
- Sahih International
- Then, indeed your Lord, to those who have done wrong out of ignorance and then repent after that and correct themselves - indeed, your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | إِنَّinna | indeed | — |
| 3 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | your Lord | ربب |
| 4 | لِلَّذِينَlilladhīna | to those who | — |
| 5 | عَمِلُوا۟ʿamilū | did | عمل |
| 6 | ٱلسُّوٓءَl-sūa | evil | سوأ |
| 7 | بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢbijahālatin | in ignorance | جهل |
| 8 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 9 | تَابُوا۟tābū | repented | توب |
| 10 | مِنۢmin | after | — |
| 11 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 12 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | that | — |
| 13 | وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟wa-aṣlaḥū | and corrected themselves | صلح |
| 14 | إِنَّinna | indeed | — |
| 15 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | your Lord | ربب |
| 16 | مِنۢmin | after that | — |
| 17 | بَعْدِهَاbaʿdihā | after that | بعد |
| 18 | لَغَفُورٌۭlaghafūrun | (is) surely Oft-Forgiving | غفر |
| 19 | رَّحِيمٌraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |