Quran 2:37 — Al-Baqara, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Then Adam received some words from his Lord and He accepted his repentance: He is the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful.
فَتَلَقَّىٰ آدَمُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
fatalaqqā ādamu min rabbihi kalimātin fatāba ʿalayhi innahu huwa l-tawābu l-raḥīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Thereafter Adam received certain words from his Lord, and He turned towards him; truly He turns, and is All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thereupon Adam received words [of guidance] from his Sustainer, and He accepted his repentance: for, verily, He alone is the-Acceptor of Repentance, the Dispenser of Grace.
- Sahih International
- Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَتَلَقَّىٰٓfatalaqqā | Then received | لقي |
| 2 | ءَادَمُādamu | Adam | — |
| 3 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 4 | رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 5 | كَلِمَـٰتٍۢkalimātin | words | كلم |
| 6 | فَتَابَfatāba | So (his Lord) turned | توب |
| 7 | عَلَيْهِ ۚʿalayhi | towards him | — |
| 8 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed He | — |
| 9 | هُوَhuwa | He | — |
| 10 | ٱلتَّوَّابُl-tawābu | (is) the Oft-returning (to mercy) | توب |
| 11 | ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmu | the Most Merciful | رحم |