Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة) • The Repentance

Quran 9:3

9:3

وَأَذَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

wa-adhānun mina l-lahi warasūlihi ilā l-nāsi yawma l-ḥaji l-akbari anna l-laha barīon mina l-mush'rikīna warasūluhu fa-in tub'tum fahuwa khayrun lakum wa-in tawallaytum fa-iʿ'lamū annakum ghayru muʿ'jizī l-lahi wabashiri alladhīna kafarū biʿadhābin alīmin

And [it is] an announcement from Allāh and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allāh is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. So if you repent, that is best for you; but if you turn away - then know that you will not cause failure to Allāh. And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.

— Saheeh International

On the Day of the Great Pilgrimage [there will be] a proclamation from God and His Messenger to all people: ‘God and His Messenger are released from [treaty] obligations to the idolaters. It will be better for you [idolaters] if you repent; know that you cannot escape God if you turn away.’ [Prophet], warn those who ignore [God] that they will have a painful punishment.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And a declaration from Allâh and His Messenger to mankind on the greatest day (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah - the 12th month of Islâmic calendar) that Allâh is free from (all) obligations to the Mushrikûn (See V.2:105) and so is His Messenger. So if you (Mushrikûn ) repent, it is better for you, but if you turn away, then know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allâh. And give tidings (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of a painful torment to those who disbelieve.

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

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وَأَذَٰنٌۭwa-adhānunAnd an announcement
مِّنَminafrom Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahifrom Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦٓwarasūlihiand His Messenger
إِلَىilāto
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
يَوْمَyawma(on the) day
ٱلْحَجِّl-ḥaji(of) the greater Pilgrimage
ٱلْأَكْبَرِl-akbari(of) the greater Pilgrimage
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
بَرِىٓءٌۭbarīon(is) free from obligations
مِّنَmina[of]
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَۙl-mush'rikīna(to) the polytheists
وَرَسُولُهُۥۚwarasūluhuand (so is) His Messenger
فَإِنfa-inSo if
تُبْتُمْtub'tumyou repent
فَهُوَfahuwathen, it is
خَيْرٌۭkhayrunbest
لَّكُمْۖlakumfor you
وَإِنwa-inBut if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْtawallaytumyou turn away
فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamūthen know
أَنَّكُمْannakumthat you
غَيْرُghayru(can) not
مُعْجِزِىmuʿ'jizīescape
ٱللَّهِۗl-lahiAllah
وَبَشِّرِwabashiriAnd give glad tidings
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(to) those who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
بِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābinof a punishment
أَلِيمٍalīminpainful