سُوْرَةُ التَّحْرِيْمِ
Surah At-Tahrim (66) — Ayah 8
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Turn to Allâh with sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will expiate from you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) - the Day that Allâh will not disgrace the Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and (with their Records - Books of deeds) in their right hands. They will say: "Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us [and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirât (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely] and grant us forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do all things."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(you) who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
تُوبُوٓا۟
tūbū
Turn
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تَوْبَةًۭ
tawbatan
(in) repentance
نَّصُوحًا
naṣūḥan
sincere
عَسَىٰ
ʿasā
Perhaps
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
أَن
an
will
يُكَفِّرَ
yukaffira
remove
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
from you
سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ
sayyiātikum
your evil deeds
وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ
wayud'khilakum
and admit you
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(into) Gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
لَا
lā
not
يُخْزِى
yukh'zī
will be disgraced
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
ٱلنَّبِىَّ
l-nabiya
the Prophet
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
مَعَهُۥ ۖ
maʿahu
with him
نُورُهُمْ
nūruhum
Their light
يَسْعَىٰ
yasʿā
will run
بَيْنَ
bayna
before
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
their hands
وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ
wabi-aymānihim
and on their right
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they will say
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَتْمِمْ
atmim
Perfect
لَنَا
lanā
for us
نُورَنَا
nūranā
our light
وَٱغْفِرْ
wa-igh'fir
and grant forgiveness
لَنَآ ۖ
lanā
to us
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, You
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(are) over
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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8. O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere [16] repentance. It may be that your Lord will remove your misdeeds from you and admit you into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. On the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him [17], their light will run before them and on their right [18], (and) they will say: "Our Lord! Perfect our light for us [19] and forgive us. Surely, You have power over all things."
[16]
Conditions of Repentance:
﴿نَصُوْحًا﴾ ﴿نصح﴾ means to wish well for someone, whether by word or by deed, and ﴿نَصُوْحًا﴾ refers to such sincere repentance in which the well-being of one's own soul is intended. And there are several conditions for such repentance. First, that one feels remorse for what one has done. Second, that one seeks forgiveness from Allah and makes a firm resolve not to commit that act again in the future. Third, that this resolve should not be merely verbal or based on ostentation, but that one should try to fulfill this resolve to the best of one's ability in the future. Fourth, if in committing this sin, someone else's right has been violated, then that right should be fulfilled or forgiveness should be sought from that person. If that right pertains to wealth and the original wronged person has died, then it should be given to his heirs or given in charity. And if the violation of rights pertains to speech, such as backbiting or slander, then one should continue to pray for forgiveness for that person. ﴿وغير ذلك﴾
[17] Not being disgraced means being saved from the punishment of Hell, because on that day, this will be the greatest disgrace. Instead, Allah will honor such people with high ranks of grace and nobility.
[18] The details of this light have already been mentioned under verse 13 of Surah Hadid.
[19]
On the Day of Judgment, the Plea of the Hypocrites to the Believers: Take Us Along With You:
This light will be granted to the people of faith when, in the plain of resurrection, the deeds of the people will have been decided and they will have received the ticket or permit to enter Paradise. On the way from the plain of resurrection to Paradise, there will be intense darkness, and then the bridge of Sirat will also have to be crossed. The believers will continue to advance in the light of this granted light. The hypocrites will also try to walk along with them, but they will not have their own light, or if they have a little, it will soon be extinguished. Seeing them, the believers will fear that perhaps their own light might also be extinguished on the way. Therefore, they will pray to Allah: O Lord! Keep our light intact and maintained until we reach Paradise. And forgive us for whatever sins or shortcomings we have committed.
[16]
Conditions of Repentance:
﴿نَصُوْحًا﴾ ﴿نصح﴾ means to wish well for someone, whether by word or by deed, and ﴿نَصُوْحًا﴾ refers to such sincere repentance in which the well-being of one's own soul is intended. And there are several conditions for such repentance. First, that one feels remorse for what one has done. Second, that one seeks forgiveness from Allah and makes a firm resolve not to commit that act again in the future. Third, that this resolve should not be merely verbal or based on ostentation, but that one should try to fulfill this resolve to the best of one's ability in the future. Fourth, if in committing this sin, someone else's right has been violated, then that right should be fulfilled or forgiveness should be sought from that person. If that right pertains to wealth and the original wronged person has died, then it should be given to his heirs or given in charity. And if the violation of rights pertains to speech, such as backbiting or slander, then one should continue to pray for forgiveness for that person. ﴿وغير ذلك﴾
[17] Not being disgraced means being saved from the punishment of Hell, because on that day, this will be the greatest disgrace. Instead, Allah will honor such people with high ranks of grace and nobility.
[18] The details of this light have already been mentioned under verse 13 of Surah Hadid.
[19]
On the Day of Judgment, the Plea of the Hypocrites to the Believers: Take Us Along With You:
This light will be granted to the people of faith when, in the plain of resurrection, the deeds of the people will have been decided and they will have received the ticket or permit to enter Paradise. On the way from the plain of resurrection to Paradise, there will be intense darkness, and then the bridge of Sirat will also have to be crossed. The believers will continue to advance in the light of this granted light. The hypocrites will also try to walk along with them, but they will not have their own light, or if they have a little, it will soon be extinguished. Seeing them, the believers will fear that perhaps their own light might also be extinguished on the way. Therefore, they will pray to Allah: O Lord! Keep our light intact and maintained until we reach Paradise. And forgive us for whatever sins or shortcomings we have committed.
