Sura 4 An-Nisa (The Women), ayah 18
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وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَ وَلَا الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
Translation by words
- وَلَيْسَتِ
- And not
- ٱلتَّوْبَةُ
- (is) the acceptance of repentance
- لِلَّذِينَ
- for those who
- يَعْمَلُونَ
- do
- ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
- the evil deeds
- حَتَّىٰٓ
- until
- إِذَا
- when
- حَضَرَ
- approaches
- أَحَدَهُمُ
- one of them
- ٱلْمَوْتُ
- [the] death,
- قَالَ
- he says,
- إِنِّى
- "Indeed I
- تُبْتُ
- repent
- ٱلْـَٰٔنَ
- now;"
- وَلَا
- and not
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- those who
- يَمُوتُونَ
- die
- وَهُمْ
- while they
- كُفَّارٌ
- (are) disbelievers.
- أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
- Those -
- أَعْتَدْنَا
- We have prepared
- لَهُمْ
- for them
- عَذَابًا
- a punishment
- أَلِيمًا
- painful.
But repentance is not (accepted) of those who (continue to) do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
4:18
Translation: Saheeh International