Surah Al-Ahzab 33:73 — translation and meaning

الأحزاب · Verse 73 / 73 · Page 427

ۗ لِّيُعَذِّبَ اللَّهُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكَاتِ وَيَتُوبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Word by Word

ۗ
لِّيُعَذِّبَ
liyu'adhiba
So that Allah may punish
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
So that Allah may punish
الْمُنَافِقِينَ
al-munafiqina
the hypocrite men
وَالْمُنَافِقَاتِ
wal-munafiqati
and the hypocrite women
وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ
wal-mush'rikina
and the polytheist men
وَالْمُشْرِكَاتِ
wal-mush'rikati
and the polytheist women
وَيَتُوبَ
wayatuba
and Allah will turn (in Mercy)
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
and Allah will turn (in Mercy)
عَلَى
ala
to
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believing men
وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
wal-mu'minati
and the believing women
وَكَانَ
wakana
And Allah is
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
And Allah is
غَفُورًا
ghafuran
Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمًا
rahiman
Most Merciful

Transliteration

Liyu 'azzibal laahul munaafiqeena wal munaafiqaati walmushrikeena wal mushrikaati wa yatoobal laahu 'alal mu'mineena walmu'minaat; wa kaanal laahu Ghafoorar Raheema

Translation

[It was] so that Allah may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allah may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The human carried it as per the decree of Allah, so that Allah could then punish the male and female hypocrites and idolaters for their hypocrisy and ascribing partners with Allah, and so that He could forgive the believing men and women who carried the burden of obligation well. And Allah Forgiving of the sins of His servants who repent and is merciful to them.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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