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إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍۢ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿١١

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

إِلَّاillāExcept
مَنmanwho
ظَلَمَẓalamawrongs
ثُمَّthummathen
بَدَّلَbaddalasubstitutes
حُسْنًۢاḥus'nangood
بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
سُوٓءٍۢsūinevil
فَإِنِّىfa-innīthen indeed, I Am
غَفُورٌۭghafūrunOft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Musa and the End of Fir`awnHere Allah tells His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ about what happened to Musa, peace be upon him, how Allah chose him, spoke with him and gave him mighty, dazzling signs and overwhelming proof, and sent him to Fir`awn and his people, but they denied the proof, disbelieved in him and arrogantly refused to follow him. Allah says:إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لاًّهْلِهِ(when Musa said to his household), meaning, remember when Musa was traveling with his family and lost his way.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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