Forgetting

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَقَالَلِلَّذِيظَنَّأَنَّهُۥنَاجٖمِّنۡهُمَاٱذۡكُرۡنِيعِندَرَبِّكَفَأَنسَىٰهُٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُذِكۡرَرَبِّهِۦفَلَبِثَفِيٱلسِّجۡنِبِضۡعَسِنِينَ٤٢
Saheeh International

And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and he [i.e., Joseph] remained in prison several years.

وَقَالَWaqala
لِلَّذِىlillathee
ظَنَّthanna
أَنَّهُۥannahu
نَاجٍۢnajin
مِّنْهُمَاminhuma
ٱذْكُرْنِىothkurnee
عِندَAAinda
رَبِّكَrabbika
فَأَنسَىٰهُfaansahu
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُalshshaytanu
ذِكْرَthikra
رَبِّهِۦrabbihi
فَلَبِثَfalabitha
فِىfee
ٱلسِّجْنِalssijni
بِضْعَbidAAa
سِنِينَsineena
وَلَئِنشِئۡنَالَنَذۡهَبَنَّبِٱلَّذِيٓأَوۡحَيۡنَآإِلَيۡكَثُمَّلَاتَجِدُلَكَبِهِۦعَلَيۡنَاوَكِيلًا٨٦
Saheeh International

And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.

وَلَئِنWalain
شِئْنَاshina
لَنَذْهَبَنَّlanathhabanna
بِٱلَّذِىٓbiallathee
أَوْحَيْنَآawhayna
إِلَيْكَilayka
ثُمَّthumma
لَاla
تَجِدُtajidu
لَكَlaka
بِهِۦbihi
عَلَيْنَاAAalayna
وَكِيلًاwakeelan
إِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُۚوَٱذۡكُررَّبَّكَإِذَانَسِيتَوَقُلۡعَسَىٰٓأَنيَهۡدِيَنِرَبِّيلِأَقۡرَبَمِنۡهَٰذَارَشَدٗا٢٤
Saheeh International

Except [when adding], "If Allāh wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."

إِلَّآIlla
أَنan
يَشَآءَyashaa
ٱللَّهُ ۚAllahu
وَٱذْكُرwaothkur
رَّبَّكَrabbaka
إِذَاitha
نَسِيتَnaseeta
وَقُلْwaqul
عَسَىٰٓAAasa
أَنan
يَهْدِيَنِyahdiyani
رَبِّىrabbee
لِأَقْرَبَliaqraba
مِنْmin
هَـٰذَاhatha
رَشَدًۭاrashadan
قَالَأَرَءَيۡتَإِذۡأَوَيۡنَآإِلَىٱلصَّخۡرَةِفَإِنِّينَسِيتُٱلۡحُوتَوَمَآأَنسَىٰنِيهُإِلَّاٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُأَنۡأَذۡكُرَهُۥۚوَٱتَّخَذَسَبِيلَهُۥفِيٱلۡبَحۡرِعَجَبٗا٦٣
Saheeh International

He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly."

قَالَQala
أَرَءَيْتَaraayta
إِذْith
أَوَيْنَآawayna
إِلَىila
ٱلصَّخْرَةِalssakhrati
فَإِنِّىfainnee
نَسِيتُnaseetu
ٱلْحُوتَalhoota
وَمَآwama
أَنسَىٰنِيهُansaneehu
إِلَّاilla
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُalshshaytanu
أَنْan
أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚathkurahu
وَٱتَّخَذَwaittakhatha
سَبِيلَهُۥsabeelahu
فِىfee
ٱلْبَحْرِalbahri
عَجَبًۭاAAajaban
سَنُقۡرِئُكَفَلَاتَنسَىٰٓ٦
Saheeh International

We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,

سَنُقْرِئُكَSanuqrioka
فَلَاfala
تَنسَىٰٓtansa
إِلَّامَاشَآءَٱللَّهُۚإِنَّهُۥيَعۡلَمُٱلۡجَهۡرَوَمَايَخۡفَىٰ٧
Saheeh International

Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

إِلَّاIlla
مَاma
شَآءَshaa
ٱللَّهُ ۚAllahu
إِنَّهُۥinnahu
يَعْلَمُyaAAlamu
ٱلْجَهْرَaljahra
وَمَاwama
يَخْفَىٰyakhfa