إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Illa allatheena taboo min qabli an taqdiroo AAalayhim faiAAlamoo anna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun
Except those who repent before that you overpower [over] them, then know that Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
save for such [of them] as repent ere you [O believers] become more powerful than they: for you must know that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Save those who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Except those who repent before you overpower them; so know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.