Surah An-Najm, Ayah 32 (53:32)

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ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ …

Quran 53:32 is ayah 32 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 527 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:32
ٱلَّذِينَيَجْتَنِبُونَكَبَٰٓئِرَٱلْإِثْمِوَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَإِلَّاٱللَّمَمَ ۚإِنَّرَبَّكَوَٰسِعُٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚهُوَأَعْلَمُبِكُمْإِذْأَنشَأَكُممِّنَٱلْأَرْضِوَإِذْأَنتُمْأَجِنَّةٌفِىبُطُونِأُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖفَلَاتُزَكُّوٓا۟أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖهُوَأَعْلَمُبِمَنِٱتَّقَىٰٓ٣٢
alladhīna yajtanibūna kabāira l-ith'mi wal-fawāḥisha illā l-lamama inna rabbaka wāsiʿu l-maghfirati huwa aʿlamu bikum idh ansha-akum mina l-arḍi wa-idh antum ajinnatun fī buṭūni ummahātikum falā tuzakkū anfusakum huwa aʿlamu bimani ittaqā

Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.(32)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
  2. يَجْتَنِبُونَyajtanibūnaavoid
  3. كَبَٰٓئِرَkabāiragreat
  4. ٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'misins
  5. وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَwal-fawāḥishaand the immoralities
  6. إِلَّاillāexcept
  7. ٱللَّمَمَ ۚl-lamamathe small faults
  8. إِنَّinnaindeed
  9. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  10. وَٰسِعُwāsiʿu(is) vast
  11. ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚl-maghfirati(in) forgiveness
  12. هُوَhuwaHe
  13. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing about you
  14. بِكُمْbikum(is) most knowing about you
  15. إِذْidhwhen
  16. أَنشَأَكُمansha-akumHe produced you
  17. مِّنَminafrom
  18. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  19. وَإِذْwa-idhand when
  20. أَنتُمْantumyou (were)
  21. أَجِنَّةٌajinnatunfetuses
  22. فِىfīin
  23. بُطُونِbuṭūni(the) wombs
  24. أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖummahātikum(of) your mothers
  25. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
  26. تُزَكُّوٓا۟tuzakkūascribe purity
  27. أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖanfusakum(to) yourselves
  28. هُوَhuwaHe
  29. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
  30. بِمَنِbimani(he) who
  31. ٱتَّقَىٰٓittaqāfears

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