Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:118 — translation and meaning
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ۖ إِن تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِن تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Word by Word
ۖ
إِن
in
If
تُعَذِّبْهُمْ
tu'adhib'hum
You punish them
فَإِنَّهُمْ
fa-innahum
then indeed they
عِبَادُكَ
ibaduka
(are) Your slaves
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تَغْفِرْ
taghfir
You forgive
لَهُمْ
lahum
[for] them
فَإِنَّكَ
fa-innaka
then indeed You
أَنتَ
anta
You
الْعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
(are) the All-Mighty
الْحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
the All-Wise
Transliteration
In tu'azzibhum fa innahum ibaaduka wa in taghfir lahum fa innaka Antal 'Azzezul Hakeem
Translation
If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If you punish them, O Lord, they are your servants and You can do with them as You wish. If You graciously forgive those of them who had faith, nothing can stop You from doing so because You are the Mighty, Who cannot be overpowered, and the Wise in Your handling of matters.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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