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 strayed far away.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ اَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِه۪ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالاً بَع۪يداً
Inna Allaha la yaghfiru anyushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika limanyashao waman yushrik billahi faqad dalladalalan baAAeeda
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1innaIndeed
2l-lahaAllah
3does not
4yaghfiruforgiveغفر
5anthat
6yush'rakapartners be associatedشرك
7bihiwith Him
8wayaghfirubut He forgivesغفر
9[what]
10dūnaother thanدون
11dhālikathat
12limanfor whom
13yashāuHe willsشيا
14wamanAnd whoever
15yush'rikassociates partnersشرك
16bil-lahiwith Allah
17faqadthen surely
18ḍallahe lost (the) wayضلل
19ḍalālanstrayingضلل
20baʿīdanfar awayبعد
  • 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 gone very far astray.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God does not forgive to have partners set up with Him, but He forgives other than that for whom He pleases. Whoever sets-up partners with God has indeed strayed a far straying.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah will not forgive SHIRK (choosing authorities besides Him) though He may forgive other transgressions according to His Law of forgiveness. Whoever commits SHIRK, has wandered far astray (4:48).

  • 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 strayed far away.

  • 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 strayed a far straying.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God does not forgive to have partners set up with Him, but He forgives other than that for whom He pleases. Whoever sets up partners with God has indeed strayed a far straying.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD does not forgive idol worship (if maintained until death), and He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who idolizes any idol beside GOD has strayed far astray.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God does not forgive that compeers be ascribed to Him, and absolves all else whatsoever He will. And he who associates compeers with God has indeed wandered far astray.

  • 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 gone far astray.

  • 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 those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God have indeed gone far astray.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Lo! Allah pardoneth not that partners should be ascribed unto Him. He pardoneth all save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah hath wandered far astray.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Truly it is only associating others with Allah in His divinity that Allah does not forgive, and forgives anything besides that to whomsoever He wills. Whoever associates others with Allah in His divinity has indeed strayed far away.

  • 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 lost himself in the maze of error.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The only unforgivable sin is believing in more than one God. God may forgive any other sin. Anyone who idolizes beside God, has gone far into the darkness.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Verily! Allâh forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allâh, has indeed strayed far away.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right).

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Surely Allah does not forgive associating ˹others˺ with Him ˹in worship˺, but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. Indeed, whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah has clearly gone far astray.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Surely, Allah does not forgive that a partner is ascribed to Him, and forgives anything short of that for whomsoever He wills. Whoever ascribes a partner to Allah has indeed gone far astray.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him- though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins- for whoever does this has gone far, far astray.

  • 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 gone astray into far error.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Verily, God forgives not associating aught with Him, but He pardons anything short of that, to whomsoever He will; but whoso associates aught with God, he hath erred a wide error.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Verily, Allah forgives not associating anything with Him, but He pardons anything short of that, to whomsoever He will; but whoever associates aught with Allah, he hath strayed far into error.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely Allah does not forgive that (anything be) with Him associated; and (anything) whatever, apart from that, He forgives to whomever He decides. And whoever associates (anything) with Allah, then he has readily erred into far error.

  • George Sale

    Verily God will not pardon the giving Him a companion, but He will pardon any crime besides that, unto whom He pleaseth: And he who giveth a companion unto God, is surely led aside into a wide mistake:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Verily, Allah does not forgive (the sin of) joining other gods with Him; But He forgives (those) Whom He pleases sins other than this (sin): The one who joins other gods with Allah, has strayed far, far away (from the Right).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Allâh does not forgive (without repentance on the part of the sinner) that a partner be associated with Him though He forgives everything short of that to whomsoever He will. And he who associates a partner with Allâh has strayed, indeed, a far off straying.

  • 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 certainly strayed into far error.