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Surah Ghafir, Verse 3

سورة غافر، الآية ٣

40:3 Juz 24 Hizb 47 Page 467 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 40:3

غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلْعِقَابِ ذِى ٱلطَّوْلِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٣

Transliteration

ghāfiri l-dhanbi waqābili l-tawbi shadīdi l-ʿiqābi dhī l-ṭawli lā ilāha illā huwa ilayhi l-maṣīru

Translation

The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

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Verse 3 of Surah Ghafir (40:3), a Meccan surah, is in juz 24, on page 467 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

Forgiver of the sins of the sinful, Accepter of the repentance of those of His servants who turn to Him, Severe in retribution against those who do not repent from their sins, One of bounty and grace. There is no being deserving of worship besides Him. To Him alone is the return of the servants on the Day of Resurrection and He will give them the recompense they deserve.

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Other translations of verse 3

the Forgiver of sin and Accepter of repentance, the Severe in punishment and Infinite in bounty. None has the right to be worshiped except Him. To Him is the final return.

The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours). Lâ ilâha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), to Him is the final return.

The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no Allah save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.

Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal.

The Forgiver of the faults and the Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty; there is no god but He; to Him is the eventual coming.

The Forgiver of (every) guilty (deed), and The Accepter of penance, strict in punishment, The Owner of Ampleness; there is no god except He; to Him is the Destiny.

Verse 3 word by word

  1. غَافِرِ ghāfiri (The) Forgiver غ ف ر
  2. ٱلذَّنۢبِ l-dhanbi (of) the sin ذ ن ب
  3. وَقَابِلِ waqābili and (the) Acceptor ق ب ل
  4. ٱلتَّوْبِ l-tawbi (of) [the] repentance ت و ب
  5. شَدِيدِ shadīdi severe ش د د
  6. ٱلْعِقَابِ l-ʿiqābi (in) the punishment ع ق ب
  7. ذِى dhī Owner (of) the abundance
  8. ٱلطَّوْلِ l-ṭawli Owner (of) the abundance ط و ل
  9. لَآ lā (There is) no
  10. إِلَٰهَ ilāha god أ ل ه
  11. إِلَّا illā except
  12. هُوَ huwa Him
  13. إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him
  14. ٱلْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru (is) the final return ص ي ر

Verses related to verse 3

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Hijr 15:49–50

    نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ …

    [O Muḥammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful, …

  • Ibrahim 14:34

    وَءَاتَىٰكُم مِّن كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ

    And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor [i.e., blessings] of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.

  • Ar-Ra’d 13:41

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allāh decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:2

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ

    Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.

  • Taha 20:8

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

  • An-Naml 27:26

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

  • Al-Baqarah 2:163

    وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  • At-Taghabun 64:13

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    Allāh - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

  • Al-Muzzammil 73:9

    رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

    [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.

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