# Ayn-Zal-Ra — عذر (Epr) > Occurs in 12 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Epr - **Meaning:** To beg pardon, to excuse, to free anyone from guilt or blame, excuse/plea, those who put forth excuses, apologists. - **Derived forms:** عُذْر (2) · مَعَاذِير (1) · مُعَذِّرُون (1) · مَعْذِرَة (3) · يَعْتَذِرُ (5) ## Verses containing this root ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 164 - **Form in this verse:** مَعْذِرَةً — maʿdhiratan · "To be absolved" - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite وَاِذْ قَالَتْ اُمَّةٌ مِنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْماًۙۨ اللّٰهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَاباً شَد۪يداًۜ قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ Wa-ith qalat ommatun minhumlima taAAithoona qawman Allahu muhlikuhum awmuAAaththibuhum AAathaban shadeedan qaloomaAAthiratan ila rabbikum walaAAallahum yattaqoon And when a community among them said: “Why admonish you a people whom God will destroy or punish with a severe punishment?” they said: “As justification before your Lord; and that they might be in prudent fear.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-164.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 66 - **Form in this verse:** تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ — taʿtadhirū · "make excuse" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ ا۪يمَانِكُمْۜ اِنْ نَعْفُ عَنْ طَٓائِفَةٍ مِنْكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَٓائِفَةً بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِم۪ينَ۟ La taAAtathiroo qad kafartumbaAAda eemanikum in naAAfu AAan ta-ifatin minkumnuAAaththib ta-ifatan bi-annahum kanoomujrimeen Make no excuses; you have denied after your faith; if We pardon a number of you, a number of you will We punish because they were lawbreakers. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-66.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 90 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَ — l-muʿadhirūna · "the ones who make excuses" - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of tef'il · active · masculine, plural · nominative case وَجَٓاءَ الْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ الْاَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَبُوا اللّٰهَ وَرَسُولَهُۜ سَيُص۪يبُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ Wajaa almuAAaththiroona minaal-aAArabi liyu/thana lahum waqaAAada allatheenakathaboo Allaha warasoolahu sayuseebu allatheenakafaroo minhum AAathabun aleem And there came those with excuses among the desert Arabs, that leave be given them; and there sat those who lied to God and His messenger; a painful punishment will befall those among them who ignored warning. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-90.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 94 - **Form in this verse:** يَعْتَذِرُونَ — yaʿtadhirūna · "They will make excuses" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense يَعْتَذِرُونَ اِلَيْكُمْ اِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ اِلَيْهِمْۜ قُلْ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّاَنَا اللّٰهُ مِنْ اَخْبَارِكُمْۜ وَسَيَرَى اللّٰهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ اِلٰى عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ YaAAtathiroona ilaykum itharajaAAtum ilayhim qul la taAAtathiroo lan nu/minalakum qad nabbaana Allahu min akhbarikumwasayara Allahu AAamalakum warasooluhu thummaturaddoona ila AAalimi alghaybi washshahadatifayunabbi-okum bima kuntum taAAmaloon They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say thou: “Make not excuses; we will not believe you. God has already informed us of your assertions.” God will see your deeds, as will His messenger, then will you be brought back to the Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, and He will tell you what you did. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-94.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 94 - **Form in this verse:** تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ — taʿtadhirū · "make excuse" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense يَعْتَذِرُونَ اِلَيْكُمْ اِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ اِلَيْهِمْۜ قُلْ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّاَنَا اللّٰهُ مِنْ اَخْبَارِكُمْۜ وَسَيَرَى اللّٰهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ اِلٰى عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ YaAAtathiroona ilaykum itharajaAAtum ilayhim qul la taAAtathiroo lan nu/minalakum qad nabbaana Allahu min akhbarikumwasayara Allahu AAamalakum warasooluhu thummaturaddoona ila AAalimi alghaybi washshahadatifayunabbi-okum bima kuntum taAAmaloon They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say thou: “Make not excuses; we will not believe you. God has already informed us of your assertions.” God will see your deeds, as will His messenger, then will you be brought back to the Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, and He will tell you what you did. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-94.md_ ### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 76 - **Form in this verse:** عُذْرًۭا — ʿudh'ran · "an excuse" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite قَالَ اِنْ سَاَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْن۪يۚ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنّ۪ي عُذْراً Qala in saaltuka AAan shay-in baAAdahafala tusahibnee qad balaghta min ladunnee AAuthra He said: “If I ask thee about anything after this, then keep thou not company with me; thou hast attained from me an excuse.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-76.md_ ### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 57 - **Form in this verse:** مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ — maʿdhiratuhum · "their excuses" - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ Fayawma-ithin la yanfaAAu allatheenathalamoo maAAthiratuhum wala humyustaAAtaboon So, that day, their excuses will not profit those who do wrong, nor will they be allowed to make amends. _https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-57.md_ ### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 52 - **Form in this verse:** مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖ — maʿdhiratuhum · "their excuse" - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ الظَّالِم۪ينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُٓوءُ الدَّارِ Yawma la yanfaAAu aththalimeenamaAAthiratuhum walahumu allaAAnatu walahum soo-o addar The day their excuses avail not the wrongdoers; and they will have the curse, and they will have the evil abode. _https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-52.md_ ### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 7 - **Form in this verse:** تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ — taʿtadhirū · "make excuses" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا الْيَوْمَۜ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ۟ Ya ayyuha allatheenakafaroo la taAAtathiroo alyawma innamatujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloon “O you who ignore warning: make no excuses this day; you are but being rewarded for what you did!” _https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-7.md_ ### 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 15 - **Form in this verse:** مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ — maʿādhīrahu · "his excuses" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case وَلَوْ اَلْقٰى مَعَاذ۪يرَهُۜ Walaw alqa maAAatheerah And were he to offer his excuses[...]. _https://quran.so/surah-al-qiyamah/verse-15.md_ ### 77. Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 6 - **Form in this verse:** عُذْرًا — ʿudh'ran · "(As) justification" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite عُذْراً اَوْ نُذْراًۙ AAuthran aw nuthra As justification or warning! _https://quran.so/surah-al-mursalat/verse-6.md_ ### 77. Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 36 - **Form in this verse:** فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ — fayaʿtadhirūna · "to make excuses" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ Wala yu/thanu lahum fayaAAtathiroon Nor be given leave, then put forth excuses. _https://quran.so/surah-al-mursalat/verse-36.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-13 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.