Quran 23:118 — Al-Muminoon, verse 118
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘Lord, forgive and have mercy: You are the most merciful of all.’
وَقُلْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
waqul rabbi igh'fir wa-ir'ḥam wa-anta khayru l-rāḥimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And say: 'My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for Thou art the best of the merciful.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Hence, [O believer,] say: “O my Sustainer! Grant [me] forgiveness and bestow Thy mercy [upon me]: for Thou art the truest bestower of mercy!”
- Sahih International
- And, [O Muḥammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقُلwaqul | And say | قول |
| 2 | رَّبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | ٱغْفِرْigh'fir | Forgive | غفر |
| 4 | وَٱرْحَمْwa-ir'ḥam | and have mercy | رحم |
| 5 | وَأَنتَwa-anta | and You | — |
| 6 | خَيْرُkhayru | (are the) Best | خير |
| 7 | ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna | (of) those who show mercy | رحم |