← At-Tawbah
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At-Tawbah · Ayah 80
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Translation
Ask forgiveness
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Command verb
ٱسْتَغْفِرْ (Ask forgiveness) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form X — seeking/requesting
ٱسْتَغْفِرْ (Ask forgiveness) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".
Sahih International
Ask forgiveness for them, [O Muḥammad], or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times - never will Allāh forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allāh and His Messenger, and Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
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