Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped. — Az Zumar 39:54 Pin
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وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ

Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.

Az Zumar 39:54

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

PAUSE & REFLECT

Carry the ayah beyond this page.

Let this ayah invite honest return. Is there something for which you want to seek Allah’s forgiveness today?

This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.

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