Quran 5:98 — Al-Maaida, verse 98
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Know too that God is severe in punishment yet most forgiving and merciful.
اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
iʿ'lamū anna l-laha shadīdu l-ʿiqābi wa-anna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Know God is terrible in retribution, and God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- Know that God is severe in retribution -and that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
- Sahih International
- Know that Allāh is severe in penalty and that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟iʿ'lamū | Know | علم |
| 2 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 3 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 4 | شَدِيدُshadīdu | (is) severe | شدد |
| 5 | ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi | (in) punishment | عقب |
| 6 | وَأَنَّwa-anna | and that | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | غَفُورٌۭghafūrun | (is) Oft-Forgiving | غفر |
| 9 | رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |