The Spoils of War 8:33

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Arabic English Morphology
وَمَا wamā
But not Prep
كَانَ kāna
is V
(for) Allah Noun
that He punishes them V
وَأَنتَ wa-anta
while you Noun
(are) among them Prep
وَمَا wamā
and not Prep
كَانَ kāna
is V
Allah Noun
the One Who punishes them Noun
وَهُمْ wahum
while they Noun
seek forgiveness V

But God would not send them punishment while you [Prophet] are in their midst, nor would He punish them if they sought forgiveness

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِیُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَأَنتَ فِیهِمۡۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ یَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ۝٣٣

wamā kāna l-lahu liyuʿadhibahum wa-anta fīhim wamā kāna l-lahu muʿadhibahum wahum yastaghfirūn