Surah Ash-Shuraa, Ayah 37 (42:37)

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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا۟ هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ

Quran 42:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (“The Consultation”), a Meccan surah of 53 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 487 of the Madani Mushaf.

42:37
وَٱلَّذِينَيَجْتَنِبُونَكَبَٰٓئِرَٱلْإِثْمِوَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَوَإِذَامَاغَضِبُوا۟هُمْيَغْفِرُونَ٣٧
wa-alladhīna yajtanibūna kabāira l-ith'mi wal-fawāḥisha wa-idhā mā ghaḍibū hum yaghfirūna

And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive,(37)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
  2. يَجْتَنِبُونَyajtanibūnaavoid
  3. كَبَٰٓئِرَkabāira(the) greater
  4. ٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'misins
  5. وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَwal-fawāḥishaand the immoralities
  6. وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
  7. مَاmāand when
  8. غَضِبُوا۟ghaḍibūthey are angry
  9. هُمْhumthey
  10. يَغْفِرُونَyaghfirūnaforgive

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