Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 34 (5:34)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ …

Quran 5:34 is ayah 34 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 113 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:34
إِلَّاٱلَّذِينَتَابُوا۟مِنقَبْلِأَنتَقْدِرُوا۟عَلَيْهِمْ ۖفَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ٣٤
illā alladhīna tābū min qabli an taqdirū ʿalayhim fa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

Except for those who return [repenting] before you overcome [i.e., apprehend] them. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.(34)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. تَابُوا۟tābūrepent
  4. مِنminfrom
  5. قَبْلِqablibefore
  6. أَنanthat
  7. تَقْدِرُوا۟taqdirūyou overpower
  8. عَلَيْهِمْ ۖʿalayhim[over] them
  9. فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamūthen know
  10. أَنَّannathat
  11. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  12. غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
  13. رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful

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