Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.1 He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.1 Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
— Saheeh International
Turn to your Lord ˹in repentance˺, and ˹fully˺ submit to Him before the punishment reaches you, ˹for˺ then you will not be helped.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.
— Saheeh International
Follow ˹the Quran,˺ the best of what has been revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment takes you by surprise while you are unaware,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,
— Saheeh International
so that no ˹sinful˺ soul will say ˹on Judgment Day˺, ‘Woe to me for neglecting ˹my duties towards˺ Allah, while ridiculing ˹the truth˺.’
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Lest a soul should say,1 "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers."
— Saheeh International
Or ˹a soul will˺ say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.’
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
— Saheeh International
Or say, upon seeing the torment, ‘If only I had a second chance, I would have been one of the good-doers.’
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn1 so I could be among the doers of good."
— Saheeh International