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ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Transliteration:
Thumma AAafawna AAankum min baAAdi thalika laAAallakum tashkuroona
Word by Word:
Then We you from after that, so that you may (be) grateful.
Translations:
yet, even after that, We blotted out this your sin, so that you might have cause to be grateful.
Even then We did forgive you; there was a chance for you to be grateful.
Then, even after that, We pardoned you in order that ye might give thanks.
Then We pardoned you after that so that you might give thanks.
Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.