Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and seeing that he who repents and [thenceforth] does what is right has truly turned unto God by [this very act of] repentance
M. M. Pickthall
And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion;
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah properly.
Safi Kaskas
Whoever repents and acts righteously has truly returned to God in repentance.
Wahiduddin Khan
He who repents and does good deeds has truly turned to God
Shakir
And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And whoever repented and did as one in accord with morality, he, truly, repents to God, turning in repentance.
T.B.Irving
Anyone who repents and acts honorably should turn to God in repentance,
Abdul Hye
And those who repent and do righteous deeds, then surely they repent to Allah (with true) repentance.
The Study Quran
And whosoever has repented and works righteousness does indeed repent to God with true repentance
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Whoever repents and acts righteously has turned to God in repentance.
Talal Itani (2012)
Whoever repents and acts righteously—has inclined towards God with repentance
Dr. Kamal Omar
And whosoever repented and acted righteously, then certainly he: he takes a turn to Allah — a desirable turn
He that repents and does good deeds, has truly turned to Allah with good turning
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And whoever repents and does righteousness, then surely he repents to Allah a (true) repenting
Muhammad Sarwar
Those who repent and act righteously have truly returned to God
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Whoever repents and does righteous deeds turns to Allah trul
Shabbir Ahmed
And whoever repents and takes corrective action, verily he turns toward Allah with true repentance
Dr. Munir Munshey
He who renounces (his evil ways) and performs the righteous deeds has indeed turned to Allah with true repentance
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with a (true) change (towards righteousness)—
And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And whosoever repents, and does good, then he shall repent towards God a true repentance
Abdel Haleem
People who repent and do good deeds truly return to God.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And whosoever repenteth and worketh righteously, then verily he repenteth toward Allah with a true repentance
Ahmed Ali
Whosoever repents and does the right, will have turned back to God by way of repentance
Aisha Bewley
for certainly all who make tawba and act rightly have turned sincerely towards Allah;
Ali Ünal
Whoever repents and does good, righteous deeds (and who has therefore shown that he has renounced his evil ways for good) – such a one has surely turned to God with true repentance
Ali Quli Qara'i
And whoever repents and acts righteously indeed turns to Allah with due penitence)
Hamid S. Aziz
And he who repents and does good, verily, he has turned to Allah with true conversion
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and whoever repents and does good, indeed he turns to God, a true repentance,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And whoever repents and does right, has truly turned to God with an acceptable conversion
Musharraf Hussain
Whoever repents and does righteous deeds, has indeed returned to Allah.
Maududi
In fact, the one who repents and does righteous deeds, returns to Allah as one ightly should.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andwhoever repents, and does good, then he shall repent towards God a true repentance
Mohammad Shafi
And the one who repents and reforms, he/she then has indeed turned to Allah in repentance
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And whosoever repents and does good deeds, then he turned towards Allah in a manner as it was necessary.
Those who repent and lead a righteous life, GOD redeems them; a complete redemption.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He who repents and does good works truly turns to Allah in repentance
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And who repented and made/did correct/righteous deeds, so that he truly repents to God repentance
Bijan Moeinian
Whoever repents and does good deeds, he is sincere in his repentance to God
Faridul Haque
And whoever repents and does good deeds – so he has inclined towards Allah with repentance as was required
Sher Ali
And those who repent and do righteous deeds, indeed turn to ALLAH with true repentance
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And whoever repents and executes good, so he returns to Allah (the way) returning is due
Amatul Rahman Omar
And he who turns (to God in sincere repentance) and accordingly does righteous deeds, no doubt he turns to Allah in proper and true repentance
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds, then verily, he repents towards Allah with true repentance
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And whoever turns back to Allah in repentance and does a righteous deed, he therefore does truly turn to Allah with a complete repentance.
Munir Mezyed
And whoever repents and strives to do righteous acts has surely turned unto Allâh with sincere repentance.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And whoever repents and does good, he truly repents to Allah.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Whoever repents and lives righteously has truly turned to Allah with true conversion.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And whoever has repented and has acted righteously, then surely he repents to Allah a true repentance.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Anyone who repents and acts honorably has truly turned to Allah (God) in repentance,
Samy Mahdy
And whoever repented and worked righteous, so he repents surely towards Allah a repentance.
Sayyid Qutb
Whoever repents and does what is right has truly turned to God by [his act of] repentance.
Ahmed Hulusi
And whoever repents and does righteous deeds, he will indeed return to Allah as one whose repentance is accepted.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And whoever repents and does good, he verily repents toward Allah with true repentance
For, he who repents and views his past actions with dissatisfaction and regret and imprints his deeds with wisdom and piety will have in lowliest plight repentant stood and will have turned faithfully to Allah
Mir Aneesuddin
except he who repented and believed and did righteous work, then for them Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds, and Allah is Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.
The Wise Quran
And whoever repented and did good works, then indeed, he repents to God, repentance.