Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

God forgives not that a partnership be ascribed to Him, but He forgives other than that whom He wills; and whoso ascribes a partnership to God, he has invented a tremendous sin.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ اَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِه۪ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُۚ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرٰٓى اِثْماً عَظ۪يماً
Inna Allaha la yaghfiru anyushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika limanyashao waman yushrik billahi faqadi iftaraithman AAatheema
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1innaIndeed
2l-lahaAllah
3(does) not
4yaghfiruforgiveغفر
5anthat
6yush'rakapartners be associatedشرك
7bihiwith Him
8wayaghfirubut He forgivesغفر
9from
10dūnaother thanدون
11dhālikathat
12limanfor whom
13yashāuHe willsشيا
14wamanAnd whoever
15yush'rikassociates partnersشرك
16bil-lahiwith Allah
17faqadithen surely
18if'tarāhe has fabricatedفري
19ith'mana sin اثم
20ʿaẓīmantremendousعظم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but He forgives whoever He wills for anything other than that. Anyone who associates something with Allah has committed a terrible crime.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God does not forgive that partners be set up with Him, and He forgives what is beside that for whom He wills. Whoever sets-up partners with God has indeed invented a great sin.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah is the Sovereign in the Universe. Whoever ascribes partners to Allah, or divinity to any of His creation, has indeed invented a tremendous sin. Allah will forgive any transgression but SHIRK. Included in this category are those who worship their own desire (45:23), those who indulge in human worship and in sectarianism (30:31), (42:21), and those who follow man-made books in lieu of the Book of Allah (6:122), (6:137), and those who claim or believe in Revelation after the Qur'an, in any form, including claims of attaining Divine knowledge through mystical experience (6:62), (7:173), (7:191). And those who uphold Trinity (4:171), (5:72-73.) And those who claim that God has a son, and those who follow their religious leaders (9:31) Such people fall from the high station of humanity. Worshiping any entity other than Allah, sinks the human "Self" down to subhuman levels (22:31). But most of those who claim belief (and call themselves Muslims), indulge in SHIRK (12:106).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    God forgives not that a partnership be ascribed to Him, but He forgives other than that whom He wills; and whoso ascribes a partnership to God, he has invented a tremendous sin.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    God does not forgive that partners be set up with Him, and He forgives other than that for whom He pleases. Whoever sets up partners with God has indeed invented a great sin.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God does not forgive that partners be set up with Him, and He forgives what is beside that for whom He wills. Whoever sets up partners with God has indeed invented a great sin.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside GOD, has forged a horrendous offense.,

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God does not forgive that compeers be ascribed to Him, though He may forgive aught else if He please. And he who ascribes compeers to God is guilty of the gravest sin.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.

  • Muhammad Asad

    VERILY, God does not forgive the ascribing of divinity to aught beside Him, although He forgives any lesser sin unto whomever He wills: for he who ascribes divinity to aught beside God has indeed contrived an awesome sin.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Surely Allah does not forgive that a partner be ascribed to Him,* although He forgives any other sins for whomever He wills.* He who associates anyone with Allah in His divinity has indeed forged a mighty lie and committed an awesome sin.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Never shall Allah forgive the impious irreverence of incorporating with Him other deities, but He forgives all else to whom He will. And he who incorporates with Allah other deities shall have committed the most heinous sin.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God will never forgives the one who raises someone or something to His Divine level. Apart from this sin, God may forgive whoever He wants. The one who worships the idols has committed the worse possible sin.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills; and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in worship˺, but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Surely, Allah does not forgive that a partner is ascribed to Him, and He forgives anything short of that for whomsoever He wills. Whoever ascribes a partner to Allah commits a terrible sin.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God does not forgive the joining of partners with Him: anything less than that He forgives to whoever He will, but anyone who joins partners with God has concocted a tremendous sin.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God forgives not that aught should be with Him associated; less than that He forgives to whomsoever He will. Whoso associates with God anything, has indeed forged a mighty sin.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Verily, God pardons not associating aught with Him, but He pardons anything short of that to whomsoever He pleases; but he who associates aught with God, he hath devised a mighty sin.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Verily, Allah pardons not associating anything with Him, but He pardons anything short of that, to whomsoever He pleases; but associating anything with Allah is to devise a mighty sin indeed.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely Allah does not forgive that (anything) should be associated with Him, and He forgives (anything) whatever apart from that for (Literally: to) whomever He decides; and whoever associates (anything) with Allah, then he has readily fabricated a tremendous vice.

  • George Sale

    Surely God will not pardon the giving Him an equal; but will pardon any other sin, except that, to whom He pleaseth: And whoso giveth a companion unto God, hath devised a great wickedness.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Indeed, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him; But He forgives anything else, to whom He pleases; And he who sets up ‘partners’ with Allah has devised a sin most wicked.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Surely, Allâh does not forgive (unless the sinner turns to Him with repentance) that a partner be associated with Him but He forgives everything short of it to whomsoever He will. And whoso associates a partner with Allâh has indeed committed a very great sin.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Indeed Allah does not forgive that any partner should be ascribed to Him, but He forgives anything besides that to whomever He wishes. And whoever ascribes partners to Allah has indeed fabricated in great sinfulness.