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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 73

Taa-Haa · Meccan · Juz 16 · Page 316

إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَا وَمَآ أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحْرِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿73﴾
"Verily we have believed in our Lord, that He may forgive us our faults, and the magic to which you did compel us. And Allâh is better as regards reward in comparison to your [Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh)] reward, and more lasting (as regards punishment in comparison to your punishment)."
إِنَّآ innā Indeed, [we]
ءَامَنَّا āmannā we believe
بِرَبِّنَا birabbinā in our Lord
لِيَغْفِرَ liyaghfira that He may forgive
لَنَا lanā for us
خَطَـٰيَـٰنَا khaṭāyānā our sins
وَمَآ wamā and what
أَكْرَهْتَنَا akrahtanā you compelled us
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on it
مِنَ mina of
ٱلسِّحْرِ ۗ l-siḥ'ri the magic
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) Best
وَأَبْقَىٰٓ wa-abqā and Ever Lasting

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73. 1. Another translation of this is: "Forgive us also those mistakes which, under Your compulsion, we committed in the form of magic in opposition to Musa (علیہ السلام)." In this case, the conjunction ('atf') of مَا اَکْرَھْتَنَا will be with خَطَایانا.

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The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).