Surah Ta-Ha 20:109 — translation and meaning

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يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا

Word by Word

يَوْمَئِذٍ
yawma-idhin
(On) that Day
لَّا
la
not
تَنفَعُ
tanfa'u
will benefit
الشَّفَاعَةُ
al-shafa'atu
the intercession
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَنْ
man
(to) whom
أَذِنَ
adhina
has given permission
لَهُ
lahu
[to him]
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
وَرَضِيَ
waradiya
and He has accepted
لَهُ
lahu
for him
قَوْلًا
qawlan
a word

Transliteration

Yawma 'izil laa tanfa'ush shafaa'atu illaa man azina lahur Rahmaanu wa radiya lahoo qawlaa

Translation

That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

On this great day, no intercession from any intercessor will benefit, except one whom Allah allows to intercede and Allah is pleased with what he says in intercession.

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

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