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يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "

Word-by-word meaning

يَغْفِرْyaghfirHe will forgive
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنmin[of]
ذُنُوبِكُمْdhunūbikumyour sins
وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْwayu-akhir'kumand give you respite
إِلَىٰٓilāfor
أَجَلٍۢajalina term
مُّسَمًّى ۚmusammanspecified
إِنَّinnaIndeed
أَجَلَajala(the) term
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
إِذَاidhāwhen
جَآءَjāait comes
لَاnot
يُؤَخَّرُ ۖyu-akharuis delayed
لَوْlawif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Nuh's Invitation to His PeopleAllah says concerning Nuh that He sent him to his people commanding him to warn them of the punishment of Allah before it befell them. He was to tell them that if they would repent and turn to Allah, then the punishment would be lifted from them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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