Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is forgiving and merciful.

اِعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ شَد۪يدُ الْعِقَابِ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌۜ
IAAlamoo anna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabiwaanna Allaha ghafoorun raheem
#wordmeaningroot
1iʿ'lamūKnowعلم
2annathat
3l-lahaAllah
4shadīdu(is) severeشدد
5l-ʿiqābi(in) punishmentعقب
6wa-annaand that
7l-lahaAllah
8ghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgivingغفر
9raḥīmunMost Mercifulرحم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Beware that Allah's Law of Requital is ever vigilant. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (So He has shown you how to become worthy of His Mercy).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is forgiving and merciful.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Compassionate.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Know that GOD is strict in enforcing retribution, and that GOD is Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Know that the punishment of God is severe, but that God is also forgiving and kind.

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

    Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Know that God is severe in retribution -and that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Know well that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is also All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Bring vividly, you people, before your minds and let it be realized in fact that Allah’s punishment is very painful, and that He is also Ghafurun and Rahimun.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Beware that God is the Most Serious when it comes to the punishment and that He is the Most Understanding and the Most Forgiving.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Know that Allâh is Severe in punishment and that Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Be sure that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Very-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Know too that God is severe in punishment yet most forgiving and merciful.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Know God is terrible in retribution, and God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Know that God is keen to punish, but that God is forgiving, merciful.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah is also Forgiving, Merciful.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Know that Allah is strict in punishment, and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

  • George Sale

    Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is also Most Forgiving and ever Merciful.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Know that Allah is strict in punishment; And that Allah is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Raheem).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    You should know that Allâh is Severe at retribution and that (at the same time) Allâh is Great Protector, Ever Merciful.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Know that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.