Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:116

4:116

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

inna l-laha lā yaghfiru an yush'raka bihi wayaghfiru mā dūna dhālika liman yashāu waman yush'rik bil-lahi faqad ḍalla ḍalālan baʿīdan

Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allāh has certainly gone far astray.

— Saheeh International

God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him- though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins- for whoever does this has gone far, far astray.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily! Allâh forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allâh, has indeed strayed far away.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَاlādoes not
يَغْفِرُyaghfiruforgive
أَنanthat
يُشْرَكَyush'rakapartners be associated
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
وَيَغْفِرُwayaghfirubut He forgives
مَاmā[what]
دُونَdūnaother than
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
لِمَنlimanfor whom
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُشْرِكْyush'rikassociates partners
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
فَقَدْfaqadthen surely
ضَلَّḍallahe lost (the) way
ضَلَـٰلًۢاḍalālanstraying
بَعِيدًاbaʿīdanfar away