Quran with English translation - Surah An-Nisa’ ayat 17 - النِّسَاء - Page - Juz 4
﴿إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٖ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٖ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ﴾
[النِّسَاء: 17]
﴿إنما التوبة على الله للذين يعملون السوء بجهالة ثم يتوبون من قريب﴾ [النِّسَاء: 17]
| Al Bilal Muhammad Et Al God accepts the repentance of those who do wrong in ignorance and repent soon afterward. To them God will turn in mercy, for God is full of knowledge and wisdom |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad (Accepting) the repentance is only on God for those who do something bad out of ignorance and then repent soon after, then God turns to them (and forgives them), and God is knowledgeable and wise |
| Ali Quli Qarai [Acceptance of] repentance by Allah is only for those who commit evil out of ignorance and then repent promptly. It is such whose repentance Allah will accept, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise |
| Ali Unal God’s acceptance of repentance is only for those who commit evil due to an instance of defeat to the evil commanding soul, and then (pull themselves together and) repent shortly afterwards. It is they whose repentance God returns with forgiveness; and God is All-Knowing (of what everyone does and why), and All-Wise |
| Hamid S Aziz Allah is only bound to forgive those who do evil through ignorance and then repent. Surely, these are the ones to whom Allah is relenting. Allah is Knower Wise |
| John Medows Rodwell With God himself will the repentance of those who have done evil ignorantly, and then turn speedily unto Him, be accepted. These! God will turn unto them: for God is Knowing, Wise |
| Literal But the repentance (is) at God to those (who) make/do the bad/evil with ignorance/foolishness, then they repent from near/close, so those God forgives on them, and God was/is knowledgeable, wise/judicious |
| Mir Anees Original Acceptance of repentance by Allah, is only for those who do evil in ignorance then repent soon, so those are the persons from whom Allah accepts repentance and Allah is Knowing, Wise |
| Mir Aneesuddin Acceptance of repentance by God, is only for those who do evil in ignorance then repent soon, so those are the persons from whom God accepts repentance and God is Knowing, Wise |