Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Will they then not turn to God and seek His forgiveness? And God is forgiving and merciful.

اَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۜ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ
Afala yatooboona ila Allahiwayastaghfiroonahu wallahu ghafoorun raheem
#wordmeaningroot
1afalāSo will not
2yatūbūnathey turn in repentanceتوب
3ilāto
4l-lahiAllah
5wayastaghfirūnahuand seek His forgivenessغفر
6wal-lahuAnd Allah
7ghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgivingغفر
8raḥīmunMost Mercifulرحم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Why do they not turn to Allah and ask for His forgiveness? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Would they not repent to God and seek His forgiveness God is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Will they not rather turn to Allah and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Will they then not turn to God and seek His forgiveness? And God is forgiving and merciful.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Would they not repent to God and seek His forgiveness? God is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Would they not repent to God and seek His forgiveness? God is Forgiving, Compassionate.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Would they not repent to GOD, and ask His forgiveness? GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Why do they not turn to God and ask His forgiveness? God is forgiving and kind.

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

    So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Will they not, then, turn towards God in repentance, and ask His forgiveness? For God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Will they not rather turn unto Allah and seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Will they not, then, turn to Allah in repentance, and ask for His forgiveness? Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Is it not time to change their state of mind and in lowliest plight stand repentant to Allah and invoke His forgiveness! Then they shall find Allah Ghafurun and Rahimun.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    There is no reason why they should not return back to God and ask for forgiveness. They will then find God, the Most Forgiving and the Most Compassionate.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Will they not turn with repentance to Allâh and ask His Forgiveness? For Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Will they not turn to Allah in repentance and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Why then do they not turn to Allah in repentance and seek His forgiveness, while Allah is most forgiving, very merciful?

  • Abdul Haleem

    Why do they not turn to God and ask His forgiveness, when God is most forgiving, most merciful?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Will they not turn to God and pray His forgiveness? God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Will they not turn again towards God and ask pardon of Him? for God is forgiving and merciful.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Will they not turn again towards Allah and ask pardon of Him? For Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Will they not then repent to Allah and ask His forgiveness? And Allah is Ever Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

  • George Sale

    Will they not therefore be turned unto God, and ask pardon of him? Since God is gracious and merciful.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Why do they not turn to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Raheem).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Will they not turn with repentance to Allâh and seek His protection, while Allâh is Great Protector, Ever Merciful?

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Will they not repent to Allah and plead to Him for forgiveness? Yet Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.