Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayat 39 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 39
But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
But he who repents after he has committed wrong, and makes amends, Allah will graciously turn to him. Truly Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then verily, Allah will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing and amendeth, lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Yet whoever repents, even after his injustice, and acts righteously, then surely Allah relents towards (i.e. accepts his repentance) him; surely Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.
But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and makes amends, God will accept his repentance: God is most forgiving, most merciful.
جو شخص اپنے گناه کے بعد توبہ کرلے اور اصلاح کرلے تو اللہ تعالیٰ رحمت کے ساتھ اس کی طرف لوٹتا ہے۔ یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ معاف فرمانے واﻻ مہربانی کرنے واﻻ ہے
Quran 5 Verse 39 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Ma’idah ayat 39, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(5:39) But he who repents after he has committed wrong, and makes amends, Allah will graciously turn to him.[61] Truly Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
61. Forgiveness on the part of Allah does not mean that the hand of the thief should not be cut off. It means rather that one who repents and becomes righteous by purging his soul of the sin of stealing will be spared the wrath of God, Who will remove the stain of that sin from him. But if after his hand has been cut off the person concerned does not purge himself of evil intent and continues to nurture the same impure feelings which led to his stealing and thus to the cutting off of his hand, it is evident that even though his hand has been severed from his body, stealing remains ingrained in his soul. The result will be that he will continue to merit God’s wrath as he did before his hand was cut off. The Qur’an therefore directs the thief to seek pardon from God and to try to reform himself. For the hand of that thief was cut off for the sake of the judicious administration of human society and the cutting off of a hand did not automatically purify the soul of the person on whom the punishment was carried out. Purity of soul can be achieved only by repentance and turning oneself to God. Traditions mention that after the hand of a thief had been cut off in compliance with the Prophet’s order, he was summoned by the Prophet (peace be on him) himself who said to him: ‘Say: “I seek pardon from God, and to Him do I turn in repentance.'” The thief uttered these words as directed by the Prophet (peace be on him) who then prayed for the thief, saying: ‘O God, accept his repentance.’ (Abu Da’ud, Hudud’, 8 – Ed.)
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 40.
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