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Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 48 (4:48)

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن …

Quran 4:48 is ayah 48 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 86 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:48
إِنَّٱللَّهَلَايَغْفِرُأَنيُشْرَكَبِهِۦوَيَغْفِرُمَادُونَذَٰلِكَلِمَنيَشَآءُ ۚوَمَنيُشْرِكْبِٱللَّهِفَقَدِٱفْتَرَىٰٓإِثْمًاعَظِيمًا٤٨
inna l-laha lā yaghfiru an yush'raka bihi wayaghfiru mā dūna dhālika liman yashāu waman yush'rik bil-lahi faqadi if'tarā ith'man ʿaẓīman

Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.(48)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. لَاlā(does) not
  4. يَغْفِرُyaghfiruforgive
  5. أَنanthat
  6. يُشْرَكَyush'rakapartners be associated
  7. بِهِۦbihiwith Him
  8. وَيَغْفِرُwayaghfirubut He forgives
  9. مَاmāfrom
  10. دُونَdūnaother than
  11. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  12. لِمَنlimanfor whom
  13. يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
  14. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  15. يُشْرِكْyush'rikassociates partners
  16. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
  17. فَقَدِfaqadithen surely
  18. ٱفْتَرَىٰٓif'tarāhe has fabricated
  19. إِثْمًاith'mana sin
  20. عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmantremendous

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