Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 39 (5:39)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ …

Quran 5:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 114 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:39
فَمَنتَابَمِنۢبَعْدِظُلْمِهِۦوَأَصْلَحَفَإِنَّٱللَّهَيَتُوبُعَلَيْهِ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ٣٩
faman tāba min baʿdi ẓul'mihi wa-aṣlaḥa fa-inna l-laha yatūbu ʿalayhi inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allāh will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.(39)

Word by word

  1. فَمَنfamanBut whoever
  2. تَابَtābarepented
  3. مِنۢminfrom
  4. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  5. ظُلْمِهِۦẓul'mihihis wrongdoing
  6. وَأَصْلَحَwa-aṣlaḥaand reforms
  7. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. يَتُوبُyatūbuwill turn in forgiveness
  10. عَلَيْهِ ۗʿalayhito him
  11. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  12. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  13. غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
  14. رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful

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