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Ghafir (The Forgiver)

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ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّحْمَةًۭ وَعِلْمًۭا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ﴿٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.

Word-by-word meaning

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
يَحْمِلُونَyaḥmilūnabear
ٱلْعَرْشَl-ʿarshathe Throne
وَمَنْwamanand who
حَوْلَهُۥḥawlahu(are) around it
يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnaglorify
بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi(the) praises
رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
وَيُؤْمِنُونَwayu'minūnaand believe
بِهِۦbihiin Him
وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirūnaand ask forgiveness
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
وَسِعْتَwasiʿ'taYou encompass
كُلَّkullaall
شَىْءٍۢshayinthings
رَّحْمَةًۭraḥmatan(by Your) Mercy
وَعِلْمًۭاwaʿil'manand knowledge
فَٱغْفِرْfa-igh'firso forgive
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnathose who
تَابُوا۟tābūrepent
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟wa-ittabaʿūand follow
سَبِيلَكَsabīlakaYour Way
وَقِهِمْwaqihimand save them (from)
عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment
ٱلْجَحِيمِl-jaḥīmi(of) the Hellfire

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Bearers of the Throne praise Allah and pray for forgiveness for the BelieversAllah tells us that the angels who are close to Him, the bearers of the Throne, and the angels who are around Him -- all glorify the praises of their Lord. They combine glorification (Tasbih) which implies that He is free of any shortcomings, with praise (Tahmid) which is an affirmation of praise.وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ(and believe in Him,) means, they humbly submit themselves before Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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