Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 160

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Yet, those who repent and correct and declare (what they used to conceal), their repentance is accepted by Me. I am the Most-Relenting, the Most-Merciful.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

As for those who repent, mend their ways, and let the truth be known, they are the ones to whom I will turn ˹in forgiveness˺, for I am the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Except for those who repent, mend their deeds, and clarify the truth; I will surely accept their repentance, for I am the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

A. J. Arberry

save such as repent and make amends, and show clearly -- towards them I shall turn; I turn, All-compassionate.

Abdul Haleem

unless they repent, make amends, and declare the truth. I will certainly accept their repentance: I am the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Save those that repent and amend, and make manifest the truth I these it is toward whom I relent. And I am the Relenting, the Merciful!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth); To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful.

Abul Ala Maududi

I, however, will forgive those of them who repent of it, mend their ways and make own what they were concealing: for I am very generous in accepting repentance and showing mercy.

Ahmed Ali

But those who repent and reform and proclaim (the truth), are forgiven, for I am forgiving and merciful.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Except those who repent and do reform and disclose (the truth) – so I will accept their repentance; and I only am the Most Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful.

Ali Quli Qarai

except such as repent, make amends, and clarify—those I shall pardon, and I am the All-clement, the All-merciful.

Ali Ünal

Except those who repent and mend their ways, and openly declare (those signs and Revelations) – for those, I return their repentance with forgiveness (and include them in My special mercy). I am the One Who accepts repentance and returns it with liberal forgiveness and additional reward, the All-Compassionate.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Except such (of them) as repent and amend (themselves) and declare clearly (the truth which they used to hide), it is they to whom I shall turn with mercy, for I am the Oft-Returning (with compassion and) the Ever Merciful.

English Literal

Except those who repented and corrected/repaired and clarified/explained , so those I forgive on them, and I am the forgiver, the most merciful .

Faridul Haque

Except those who repent and do reform and disclose (the truth) - so I will accept their repentance; and I only am the Most Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful.

Hamid S. Aziz

Save those who turn (repent) and make amends and openly declare the truth; these will I turn to again, for I am Oft-Relenting, Most Merciful.

Hilali & Khan

Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth), these it is to whom I turn (mercifully); and I am the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth), these it is to whom I turn (mercifully); and I am the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful.

Muhammad Sarwar

However, I shall accept the repentance of those of them who repent for their sins, reform their manners, and preach the truth; I am All-forgiving and All-merciful.

Qaribullah & Darwish

except those who repent, and mend (their deeds) and clarify. Those I shall accept them. I am the Receiver of repentance, the Most Merciful.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.

Wahiduddin Khan

But from those who repent and mend their ways and make known the truth, I will certainly accept their repentance: I am the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful.

Talal Itani

Except those who repent, and reform, and proclaim. Those—I will accept their repentance. I am the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful.

Tafsir jalalayn

Except those that repent, turning back from such [deeds], and make amends, in their actions, and show clearly, what they were concealing -- them I shall turn [relenting], accepting their repentance; I am the Relenting, the Merciful, to believers.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصْلَحُواْ وَبَيَّنُواْ

Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed).

This Ayah refers to those who regret what they have been doing and correct their behavior and, thus, explain to the people what they have been hiding.

فَأُوْلَـيِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ



These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.

This Ayah also indicates that those who used to call to innovation, or even disbelief, and repent to Allah, then Allah will forgive them.

Allah afterwards states that