Surah Ghafir 40:3 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 3 / 85 · Page 467

ۖ ۖ غَافِرِ الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ

Word by Word

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غَافِرِ
ghafiri
(The) Forgiver
الذَّنبِ
al-dhanbi
(of) the sin
وَقَابِلِ
waqabili
and (the) Acceptor
التَّوْبِ
al-tawbi
(of) [the] repentance
شَدِيدِ
shadidi
severe
الْعِقَابِ
al-'iqabi
(in) the punishment
ذِي
dhi
Owner of
الطَّوْلِ
al-tawli
the abundance
لَا
la
(There is) no
إِلَهَ
ilaha
god
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
الْمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the final return

Transliteration

Ghaafiriz zambi wa qaabilit tawbi shadeedil 'iqaabi zit tawli laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa ilaihil maseer

Translation

The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Forgiver of the sins of the sinful, Accepter of the repentance of those of His servants who turn to Him, Severe in retribution against those who do not repent from their sins, One of bounty and grace. There is no being deserving of worship besides Him. To Him alone is the return of the servants on the Day of Resurrection and He will give them the recompense they deserve.

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

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