Surah Nuh, Ayah 4 (71:4)

نُوح

يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ …

Quran 71:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Nuh (“Noah”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 570 of the Madani Mushaf.

71:4
يَغْفِرْلَكُممِّنذُنُوبِكُمْوَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍمُّسَمًّى ۚإِنَّأَجَلَٱللَّهِإِذَاجَآءَلَايُؤَخَّرُ ۖلَوْكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ٤
yaghfir lakum min dhunūbikum wayu-akhir'kum ilā ajalin musamman inna ajala l-lahi idhā jāa lā yu-akharu law kuntum taʿlamūna

He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."(4)

Word by word

  1. يَغْفِرْyaghfirHe will forgive
  2. لَكُمlakumfor you
  3. مِّنmin[of]
  4. ذُنُوبِكُمْdhunūbikumyour sins
  5. وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْwayu-akhir'kumand give you respite
  6. إِلَىٰٓilāfor
  7. أَجَلٍajalina term
  8. مُّسَمًّى ۚmusammanspecified
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. أَجَلَajala(the) term
  11. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  12. إِذَاidhāwhen
  13. جَآءَjāait comes
  14. لَاlānot
  15. يُؤَخَّرُ ۖyu-akharuis delayed
  16. لَوْlawif
  17. كُنتُمْkuntumyou
  18. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

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