سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 17
إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they whom Allâh will forgive and Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱلتَّوْبَةُ
l-tawbatu
the acceptance of repentance
عَلَى
ʿalā
by
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
(is) for those who
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
l-sūa
the evil
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ
bijahālatin
in ignorance
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَتُوبُونَ
yatūbūna
they repent
مِن
min
from
قَرِيبٍۢ
qarībin
soon after
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
Then those
يَتُوبُ
yatūbu
will have forgiveness
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(from) Allah
عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ
ʿalayhim
upon them
وَكَانَ
wakāna
and is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
All-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭا
ḥakīman
All-Wise
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
