Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 118 (23:118)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

Quran 23:118 is ayah 118 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 349 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:118
وَقُلرَّبِّٱغْفِرْوَٱرْحَمْوَأَنتَخَيْرُٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ١١٨
waqul rabbi igh'fir wa-ir'ḥam wa-anta khayru l-rāḥimīna

And, [O Muḥammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."(118)

Word by word

  1. وَقُلwaqulAnd say
  2. رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
  3. ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
  4. وَٱرْحَمْwa-ir'ḥamand have mercy
  5. وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
  6. خَيْرُkhayru(are the) Best
  7. ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna(of) those who show mercy

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