Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيم Transliteration IAAlamoo anna Alla ha shadeedu alAAiqa bi waanna Alla ha ghafoorun rah eemun Transliteration-2 iʿ'lamū anna l-laha shadīdu l-ʿiqābi wa-anna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmu Word for Word Know that Allah (is) severe (in) punishment and that Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad Know that God is severe in retribution -and that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace M. M. Pickthall Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful Shakir Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful Wahiduddin Khan Know that God is severe in punishment, yet most forgiving and merciful Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Know that God is Severe in repayment and that God is Forgiving, Compassionate. T.B.Irving Know that God is Stern in punishment and (also) that God is Forgiving Merciful. The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Safi Kaskas Know that God is severe in His punishment, and yet He is most forgiving and Merciful-to-all. Abdul Hye Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. The Study Quran Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful Abdel Haleem Know too that God is severe in punishment yet most forgiving and merciful Abdul Majid Daryabadi Know that Allah is severe in chastising and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful Ahmed Ali Know that the punishment of God is severe, but that God is also forgiving and kind Aisha Bewley Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Ali Ünal Know (also) that God is severe in punishment, and that God is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate Ali Quli Qara'i Know that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful Hamid S. Aziz Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah is also Forgiving, Merciful Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Know that Allah is strict in punishment, and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful Muhammad Sarwar Know that God is stern in His retribution and He is All-forgiving and All-merciful Muhammad Taqi Usmani Be sure that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Very-Forgiving, Very-Merciful Shabbir Ahmed Beware that Allah's Law of Requital is ever vigilant. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (So He has shown you how to become worthy of His Mercy) Syed Vickar Ahamed Know that Allah is strict in punishment; And that Allah is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Raheem) Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful Farook Malik You should also know that Allah is stern in Retribution, and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful Dr. Munir Munshey Know it well! Allah is very severe in (inflicting) punishment and He is the most Forgiving, the most Merciful Dr. Kamal Omar Realise that Allah is severe in retribution and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, continuously Merciful Talal A. Itani (new translation) Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is Forgiving and Merciful Maududi Know well that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is also All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate Ali Bakhtiari Nejad Know that God is severe in punishment, and that God is forgiving and merciful A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) Know that God is strict in punishment and that God is Oft-Forgiving, Mercifully Redeeming Musharraf Hussain You must realise that Allah is severe in His punishment, nevertheless Forgiving, Kind. [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful Mohammad Shafi Know that Allah is severe in punishment, and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian Beware that God is the Most Serious when it comes to the punishment and that [at the same time] He is the Most Understanding and the Most Forgiving Faridul Haque Know well that Allah’s punishment is severe, and that Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Know that Allah is Stern in retribution, and that Allah is the Forgiver and the Most Merciful Maulana Muhammad Ali Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Know that God (is) strong (severe in) the punishment and that God (is) forgiving, merciful Sher Ali Know that ALLAH is Severe in punishment and that ALLAH is also Most Forgiving and ever Merciful Rashad Khalifa Know that GOD is strict in enforcing retribution, and that GOD is Forgiving, Most Merciful. Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Know that the torment of Allah is severe and Allah is Forgiving. Merciful. Amatul Rahman Omar You should know that Allah is Severe at retribution and that (at the same time) Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is Most Forgiving and Ever-Merciful (as well) Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry Know God is terrible in retribution, and God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate Edward Henry Palmer Know that God is keen to punish, but that God is forgiving, merciful George Sale Know that God is Severe in punishment and that God is also Most Forgiving and ever Merciful John Medows Rodwell Know that God is severe in punishing, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful N J Dawood (2014) Know that God is stern in retribution, and that God is forgiving and compassionate
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto You must realize that Allah is severe in punishment. Allah is the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. Sayyid Qutb Know that God is severe in retribution and that God is Much-Forgiving, Merciful. Ahmed Hulusi Know that Allah will most certainly enforce the consequences of bad deeds, yet Allah is the Ghafur, the Rahim. Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Know that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is forgiving, Merciful Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim Bring vividly, you people, before your minds and let it be realized in fact that Allah’s punishment is very painful, and that He is also Ghafurun and Rahimun Mir Aneesuddin Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and (also) that Allah is Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.
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