Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Furqan Verse 71

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Whoever repents and does righteous deeds turns to Allah truly

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah properly.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Whoever repents and does righteous deeds has turned to Allah with sincere repentance.

A. J. Arberry

and whosoever repents, and does righteousness, he truly turns to God in repentance.

Abdul Haleem

People who repent and do good deeds truly return to God.)

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And whosoever repenteth and worketh righteously, then verily he repenteth toward Allah with a true repentance.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion;-

Abul Ala Maududi

In fact, the one who repents and does righteous deeds, returns to Allah as one ightly should. -

Ahmed Ali

Whosoever repents and does the right, will have turned back to God by way of repentance;

Ahmed Raza Khan

And whoever repents and does good deeds – so he has inclined towards Allah with repentance as was required.

Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever repents and acts righteously indeed turns to Allah with due penitence).

Ali Ünal

Whoever repents and does good, righteous deeds (and who has therefore shown that he has renounced his evil ways for good) – such a one has surely turned to God with true repentance.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And he who turns (to God in sincere repentance) and accordingly does righteous deeds, no doubt he turns to Allâh in proper and true repentance.

English Literal

And who repented and made/did correct/righteous deeds, so that he truly repents to God repentance .

Faridul Haque

And whoever repents and does good deeds – so he has inclined towards Allah with repentance as was required.

Hamid S. Aziz

Save he who repents and believes and does righteous work; for such Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

Hilali & Khan

And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds, then verily, he repents towards Allah with true repentance.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Except him who repents and believes and does good deeds; for such Allah changes their evil deeds to good ones. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance -

Muhammad Sarwar

Those who repent and act righteously have truly returned to God,

Qaribullah & Darwish

He who repents and does good works truly turns to Allah in repentance,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba.

Wahiduddin Khan

He who repents and does good deeds has truly turned to God.

Talal Itani

Whoever repents and acts righteously—has inclined towards God with repentance.

Tafsir jalalayn

and whoever repents, of his sins, from among other than those mentioned, and acts righteously, indeed turns to God with due repentance, that is, he returns to God a sincere return, and God will requite him with good;

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba.

meaning, Allah will accept his repentance.

This is like the Ayat;

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءاً أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً

And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (4;110)

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ

Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His servants... (9;104)

قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُواْ مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ

Say;"O My servants who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah." (39;53) - for those who repent to Him