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An-Nisa (The Women)

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا﴿١١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَاdoes not
يَغْفِرُyaghfiruforgive
أَنanthat
يُشْرَكَyush'rakapartners be associated
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
وَيَغْفِرُwayaghfirubut He forgives
مَا[what]
دُونَdūnaother than
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
لِمَنlimanfor whom
يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُشْرِكْyush'rikassociates partners
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
فَقَدْfaqadthen surely
ضَلَّḍallahe lost (the) way
ضَلَـٰلًۢاḍalālanstraying
بَعِيدًاbaʿīdanfar away

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Shirk Shall not be Forgiven, in Reality the Idolators Worship ShaytanWe talked about Allah's statement,إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ(Verily, Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills, sins other than that,) before and mentioned the relevant Hadiths in the beginning of this Surah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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