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Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 73 (33:73)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

لِّيُعَذِّبَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِ وَيَتُوبَ ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 33:73 is ayah 73 of Surah Al-Ahzab (“The Combined Forces”), a Medinan surah of 73 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 427 of the Madani Mushaf.

33:73
لِّيُعَذِّبَٱللَّهُٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَوَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتِوَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَوَٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِوَيَتُوبَٱللَّهُعَلَىٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُغَفُورًارَّحِيمًۢا٧٣
liyuʿadhiba l-lahu l-munāfiqīna wal-munāfiqāti wal-mush'rikīna wal-mush'rikāti wayatūba l-lahu ʿalā l-mu'minīna wal-mu'mināti wakāna l-lahu ghafūran raḥīman

[It was] so that Allāh may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allāh may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.(73)

Word by word

  1. لِّيُعَذِّبَliyuʿadhibaSo that Allah may punish
  2. ٱللَّهُl-lahuSo that Allah may punish
  3. ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَl-munāfiqīnathe hypocrite men
  4. وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتِwal-munāfiqātiand the hypocrite women
  5. وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheist men
  6. وَٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِwal-mush'rikātiand the polytheist women
  7. وَيَتُوبَwayatūbaand Allah will turn (in Mercy)
  8. ٱللَّهُl-lahuand Allah will turn (in Mercy)
  9. عَلَىʿalāto
  10. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believing men
  11. وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۗwal-mu'minātiand the believing women
  12. وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
  13. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
  14. غَفُورًاghafūranOft-Forgiving
  15. رَّحِيمًۢاraḥīmanMost Merciful

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