Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:17

4:17

إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

innamā l-tawbatu ʿalā l-lahi lilladhīna yaʿmalūna l-sūa bijahālatin thumma yatūbūna min qarībin fa-ulāika yatūbu l-lahu ʿalayhim wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥakīman

The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after]. It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

— Saheeh International

But God only undertakes to accept repentance from those who do evil out of ignorance and soon afterwards repent: these are the ones God will forgive, He is all knowing, all wise.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they whom Allâh will forgive and Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.

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

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إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
ٱلتَّوْبَةُl-tawbatuthe acceptance of repentance
عَلَىʿalāby
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīna(is) for those who
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
ٱلسُّوٓءَl-sūathe evil
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢbijahālatinin ignorance
ثُمَّthummathen
يَتُوبُونَyatūbūnathey repent
مِنminfrom
قَرِيبٍۢqarībinsoon after
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikaThen those
يَتُوبُyatūbuwill have forgiveness
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(from) Allah
عَلَيْهِمْۗʿalayhimupon them
وَكَانَwakānaand is
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise