Surah 53. An-Najm, Ayah 32
| الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ |
| Transliteration | : | 'alladhena yajtanibon kabaa'ir al- 'ithm wa- al- fawaah.ish 'illaa al- lamam 'inna rabb -ka waasic al- maghfirah huwa aclam bi- -kum 'idh ansha'a -kum min al- 'ard. wa- 'idh 'antum ajinnah fe buton 'ummahaat -kum fa- laa tuzakko anfus -kum huwa aclam bi- man ittaqaa |
| Pickthall | : | Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is best aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is best aware of him who wardeth off (evil). |
| Asad | : | As for those who avoid the [truly] grave sins and shameful deeds - even though they may sometimes stumble24 - behold, thy Sustainer is abounding in forgiveness. He is fully aware of you25 when He brings you in to being out of dust,26 and when you are still hidden in your mothers' wombs: do not, then, consider yourselves pure - [for] He knows best as to who is conscious of Him.27 |
| Malik | : | To those who avoid the major sins and shameful deeds and are guilty of only small offence, surely for them your Rabb will have abundant forgiveness. He knew you well when He created you from earth and when you were just embryos in your mother's wombs, therefore, do not claim piety for yourselves. He knows best who is really Godfearing pious. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, Only (falling into) small faults--verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth and when ye are hidden in your mother's wombs therefore justify not yourselves. He knows best who it is that guards against evil. 5106 5107 |
Note - 24Lit., "save for a touch [thereof]": a phrase which may be
taken to mean "an occasional stumbling into sin" -
i.e., not deliberately-followed by sincere repentance
(Baghawi, Razi, Ibn Kathir).
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Note - 25Sc., "and of your inborn weakness" - an implied echo of
the statement that "man has been created weak" (4:28)
and, therefore, liable to stumble into sinning.
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Note - 27I.e., "never boast about your own purity", but remain
humble and remember that "it is God who causes whomever
He wills to remain pure" (4:49).
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Note - 5106Allah's attributes of Mercy and Forgiveness are
unlimited. They come into action without our asking, but
on our bringing our wills as offerings to Him. Our asking
or prayer helps us to bring our minds and wills as
offering to Him. That is necessary to frame our own
psychological preparedness. it informs Allah of nothing,
for He knows all.
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Note - 5107As Allah knows our inmost being, it is absurd for us to
justify ourselves either by pretending that we are better
than we are or by finding excuses for our conduct. We
must offer ourselves unreservedly such as we are: it is
His Mercy and Grace that will cleanse us. If we try, out
of love for Him, to guard against evil, our striving is
all that He asks for.
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Lit., "save for a touch [thereof]": a phrase which may be taken to mean "an occasional stumbling into sin" - i.e., not deliberately-followed by sincere repentance (Baghawi, Razi, Ibn Kathir). |
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Sc., "and of your inborn weakness" - an implied echo of the statement that "man has been created weak" (4:28) and, therefore, liable to stumble into sinning. |
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I.e., "never boast about your own purity", but remain humble and remember that "it is God who causes whomever He wills to remain pure" (4:49). |
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Allah's attributes of Mercy and Forgiveness are unlimited. They come into action without our asking, but on our bringing our wills as offerings to Him. Our asking or prayer helps us to bring our minds and wills as offering to Him. That is necessary to frame our own psychological preparedness. it informs Allah of nothing, for He knows all. |
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As Allah knows our inmost being, it is absurd for us to justify ourselves either by pretending that we are better than we are or by finding excuses for our conduct. We must offer ourselves unreservedly such as we are: it is His Mercy and Grace that will cleanse us. If we try, out of love for Him, to guard against evil, our striving is all that He asks for. |
