Surah Al-Fath 48:14 — translation and meaning

الفتح · Verse 14 / 29 · Page 512

ۚ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And for Allah
مُلْكُ
mul'ku
(is the) kingdom
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَالْأَرْضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
يَغْفِرُ
yaghfiru
He forgives
لِمَن
liman
whom
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills
وَيُعَذِّبُ
wayu'adhibu
and punishes
مَن
man
whom
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
غَفُورًا
ghafuran
Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمًا
rahiman
Most Merciful

Transliteration

Wa lillaahii mulkus samaawaati wal ard; yaghfiru limany yashaaa'u wa yu'azzibu many yashaaa'; wa kaanal laahu Ghafoorar Raheemaa

Translation

And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

To Allah alone belongs the control of the heavens and the control of the earth. He forgives the sins of those of His servants whom He wills and enters them into Paradise through His grace. He punishes those of His servants whom He wills out of His justice. Allah forgives the sins of those of His servants who repent to Him and He is merciful towards them.

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

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