Surah At-Tawba 9:3 — translation and meaning

التوبة · Verse 3 / 129 · Page 187

ۖ ۗ ۚ ۙ وَأَذَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْحَجِّ الْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ بَرِيءٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرَسُولُهُ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِي اللَّهِ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۗ
ۚ
ۙ
وَأَذَانٌ
wa-adhanun
And an announcement
مِّنَ
mina
from Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
from Allah
وَرَسُولِهِ
warasulihi
and His Messenger
إِلَى
ila
to
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) day
الْحَجِّ
al-haji
(of) the greater Pilgrimage
الْأَكْبَرِ
al-akbari
(of) the greater Pilgrimage
أَنَّ
anna
that
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
بَرِيءٌ
barion
(is) free from obligations
مِّنَ
mina
[of]
الْمُشْرِكِينَ
al-mush'rikina
(to) the polytheists
وَرَسُولُهُ
warasuluhu
and (so is) His Messenger
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
تُبْتُمْ
tub'tum
you repent
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then, it is
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
best
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytum
you turn away
فَاعْلَمُوا
fa-i'lamu
then know
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
that you
غَيْرُ
ghayru
(can) not
مُعْجِزِي
mu'jizi
escape
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَبَشِّرِ
wabashiri
And give glad tidings
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(to) those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
بِعَذَابٍ
bi'adhabin
of a punishment
أَلِيمٍ
alimin
painful

Transliteration

Wa azaanum minal laahi wa Rasooliheee ilan naasi yawmal Hajjil Akbari annal laaha bareee'um minal mushrikeena wa Rasooluh; fa-in tubtum fahuwa khairullakum wa in tawallaitum fa'lamooo annakum ghairu mu'jizil laah; wa bashiril lazeena kafaroo biazaabin aleem

Translation

And [it is] an announcement from Allah and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. So if you repent, that is best for you; but if you turn away - then know that you will not cause failure to Allah. And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

A notification from Allah and His Messenger to all people on the Day of Sacrifice that Allah, may He be glorified, and His Messenger are free of the idolaters. If you, O idolaters, repent from your idolatry, then such repentance will be better for you. If you turn away from repentance, then be certain that you will never get away from Allah and you will never escape His punishment. O Messenger, give the disbelievers news that will upset them: the painful punishment that awaits them.

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

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