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Surah An-Naml, Verse 11

سورة النمل، الآية ١١

27:11 Juz 19 Hizb 38 Page 377 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 27:11

إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١١

Transliteration

illā man ẓalama thumma baddala ḥus'nan baʿda sūin fa-innī ghafūrun raḥīmun

Translation

Otherwise, he who wrongs, then substitutes good after evil - indeed, I am Forgiving and Merciful.

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Verse 11 of Surah An-Naml (27:11), a Meccan surah, is in juz 19, on page 377 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 11

Al-Mukhtasar

However, whoever wrongs himself by committing a sin, then repents after that, I am Forgiving to him, Merciful to him.

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Other translations of verse 11

except he who does wrong, then substitutes good for evil, then I am indeed All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

"Except him who has done wrong and afterwards has changed evil for good; then surely, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful.

"But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substituted good to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Neither he who has been unjust, then he does good instead after evil, for surely I am the Forgiving, the Merciful:

Except him who has done (an) injustice, (and) thereafter substituted fair (deeds) for odious (deeds). Then surely I am Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

Verse 11 word by word

  1. إِلَّا illā Except
  2. مَن man who
  3. ظَلَمَ ẓalama wrongs ظ ل م
  4. ثُمَّ thumma then
  5. بَدَّلَ baddala substitutes ب د ل
  6. حُسْنًۢا ḥus'nan good ح س ن
  7. بَعْدَ baʿda after ب ع د
  8. سُوٓءٍ sūin evil س و أ
  9. فَإِنِّى fa-innī then indeed, I Am
  10. غَفُورٌ ghafūrun Oft-Forgiving غ ف ر
  11. رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful ر ح م

Verses related to verse 11

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Taha 20:82

    وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

  • An-Nisa 4:110

    وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allāh will find Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.

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