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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن تَقۡدِرُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ
Illal lazeena taaboo min qabli an taqdiroo 'alaihim fa'lamooo annnal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem
Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Al-Mai'dah (ٱلْمَائِدَة), 5:34
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن تَقۡدِرُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞTransliteration: Illal lazeena taaboo min qabli an taqdiroo 'alaihim fa'lamooo annnal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
This is verse 34 of Surah Al-Mai'dah (ٱلْمَائِدَة, meaning "The Table"), the 5th surah of the Quran. It is a Medinan surah with 120 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Repentance - Tawbah.