Quran 40:3 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Forgiver of sins and Accepter of repentance, severe in punishment, infinite in bounty. There is no god but Him; to Him is the ultimate return.
غَافِرِ الذَّنْبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ ۖ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ
ghāfiri l-dhanbi waqābili l-tawbi shadīdi l-ʿiqābi dhī l-ṭawli lā ilāha illā huwa ilayhi l-maṣīru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Forgiver of sins, Accepter of penitence, Terrible in retribution, the Bountiful; there is no god but He, and unto Him is the homecoming.
- Muhammad Asad
- forgiving sins and accepting repentance, severe in retribution, limitless in His bounty. There is no deity save Him: with Him is all journeys’ end.
- Sahih International
- The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | غَافِرِghāfiri | (The) Forgiver | غفر |
| 2 | ٱلذَّنۢبِl-dhanbi | (of) the sin | ذنب |
| 3 | وَقَابِلِwaqābili | and (the) Acceptor | قبل |
| 4 | ٱلتَّوْبِl-tawbi | (of) [the] repentance | توب |
| 5 | شَدِيدِshadīdi | severe | شدد |
| 6 | ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi | (in) the punishment | عقب |
| 7 | ذِىdhī | Owner (of) the abundance | — |
| 8 | ٱلطَّوْلِ ۖl-ṭawli | Owner (of) the abundance | طول |
| 9 | لَآlā | (There is) no | — |
| 10 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 11 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 12 | هُوَ ۖhuwa | Him | — |
| 13 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to Him | — |
| 14 | ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru | (is) the final return | صير |