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Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Ayah 33

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وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

Wam a k a na All a hu liyuAAa thth ibahum waanta feehim wam a k a na All a hu muAAa thth ibahum wahum yastaghfiroon a

But God did not choose thus to chastise them while thou [O Prophet] wert still among them,³³ nor would God chastise them when they [might yet] ask for forgiveness.

- Mohammad Asad

But Allah would not punish them while you were present in their midst. Nor does Allah punish people while they are asking His forgiveness.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

But Allah would never punish them while you 'O Prophet' were in their midst. Nor would He ever punish them if they prayed for forgiveness.

- Mustafa Khattab

But Allah would not punish them while thou wast with them, nor will He punish them while they seek forgiveness.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask for pardon.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali