Surah Az-Zumar 39:54 — translation and meaning

الزمر · Verse 54 / 75 · Page 464

وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ

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وَأَنِيبُوا
wa-anibu
And turn
إِلَى
ila
to
رَبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَأَسْلِمُوا
wa-aslimu
and submit
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
مِن
min
before
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِيَكُمُ
yatiyakumu
comes to you
الْعَذَابُ
al-'adhabu
the punishment
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
la
not
تُنصَرُونَ
tunsaruna
you will be helped

Transliteration

Wa aneebooo ilaa Rabbikum wa aslimoo lahoo min qabli ai yaatiyakumul 'azaabu summ laa tunsaroon

Translation

And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Return to your Lord by repentance and righteous actions and submit to Him, before the punishment comes to you on the day of resurrection. Then you will not find anyone from your idols and families to help you by rescuing you from the punishment.

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

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