Surah Ali 'Imran 3:89 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 89 / 200 · Page 61

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Word by Word

إِلَّا
illa
Except
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
تَابُوا
tabu
repent
مِن
min
from
بَعْدِ
ba'di
after
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
وَأَصْلَحُوا
wa-aslahu
and reform[ed] themselves
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
Then indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
غَفُورٌ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌ
rahimun
Most Merciful

Transliteration

Illal lazeena taaboo mim ba'di zaalika wa aslahoo fa innal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem

Translation

Except for those who repent after that and correct themselves. For indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

This punishment is for everyone except those who repent to Allah, asking for forgiveness, after their disbelief and disobedience, and correct what they have done. Truly, Allah is Forgiving and Compassionate to those who repent to Him.

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

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