فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Faman taaba mim ba'di zulmihee wa aslaha fa innal laaha yatoobu 'alaih; innal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem
Maka barang siapa bertobat (di antara pencuri-pencuri itu) sesudah melakukan kejahatan itu dan memperbaiki diri, maka sesungguhnya Allah menerima tobatnya. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang.
But whoever repents after their wrongdoing and sets things right — God will turn to them in mercy. Indeed, God is forgiving, merciful.
Mercy arrives one line after the severest penalty in the surah, with nothing placed between them. Aṣlaḥa asks for repair that shows in conduct, so the turning described here is measured by what a person does afterwards. Jurists divided over whether repentance before capture lifts the worldly penalty as well, and this line does not close that question.