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Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 129

سورة آل عمران، الآية ١٢٩

3:129 Juz 4 Hizb 7 Page 66 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 3:129

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝١٢٩

Transliteration

walillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi yaghfiru liman yashāu wayuʿadhibu man yashāu wal-lahu ghafūrun raḥīmun

Translation

And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Verse 129 of Surah Ali ’Imran (3:129), a Medinan surah, is in juz 4, on page 66 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth, in its creation and arrangement. He forgives the disobedience of whomever He wills of His servants through His Mercy, and punishes whom He wills through His Justice. Allah is Forgiving and Merciful to those who repent to Him.

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Other translations of verse 129

To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills, and Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And to Allâh belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. He forgives whom He wills, and punishes whom He wills. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He forgiveth whom He will, and punisheth whom He will. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's; He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He pleases; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And to Allah (belongs) whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. He forgives whomever He decides and torments whomever He decides; and Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

Verse 129 word by word

  1. وَلِلَّهِ walillahi And to Allah (belongs)
  2. مَا mā what
  3. فِى fī (is) in
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens س م و
  5. وَمَا wamā and what
  6. فِى fī (is) in
  7. ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أ ر ض
  8. يَغْفِرُ yaghfiru He forgives غ ف ر
  9. لِمَن liman [for] whom
  10. يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills ش ي أ
  11. وَيُعَذِّبُ wayuʿadhibu and punishes ع ذ ب
  12. مَن man whom
  13. يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills ش ي أ
  14. وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
  15. غَفُورٌ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving غ ف ر
  16. رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful ر ح م

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  • An-Nisa 4:132

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

    And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:109

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allāh will [all] matters be returned.

  • An-Nisa 4:126

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّحِيطًا

    And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allāh, of all things, encompassing.

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:4

    لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.

  • Al-Hashr 59:1

    سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allāh, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • As-Saf 61:1

    سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allāh, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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