Quran 24:10 — An-Noor, verse 10
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, if it were not that God accepts repentance and is wise . . .!
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ
walawlā faḍlu l-lahi ʿalaykum waraḥmatuhu wa-anna l-laha tawwābun ḥakīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But for God's bounty to you and His mercy and that God turns, and is All-wise --
- Muhammad Asad
- AND WERE it not for God’s favour upon you, [O man,] and His grace, and that God is a wise acceptor of repentance...!
- Sahih International
- And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Wise.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْلَاwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 2 | فَضْلُfaḍlu | (for) the Grace of Allah | فضل |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (for) the Grace of Allah | أله |
| 4 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 5 | وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhu | and His Mercy | رحم |
| 6 | وَأَنَّwa-anna | and that | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | تَوَّابٌtawwābun | (is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy) | توب |
| 9 | حَكِيمٌḥakīmun | All-Wise | حكم |