9:118 wa Alath thalaathatil-ladhiyna khul-lifuu* Hat-taa idhaa Daaqat 'Alayhimul arDu bimaa raHubat wa Daaqat 'Alayhim anfusuhum wa Zan-nuu al-laa malja-a minal-laahi il-laa ilayhi thum-ma taaba 'Alayhim li yatuubuu* in-nal-laaha huwat taw-waabur raHiym

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And also upon the three who were kept in waiting; when the earth, vast as it is, was restricted for them, and they became weary of their own lives and became certain that there is no refuge from Allah except with Him; He then accepted their repentance in order that they remain repentant; indeed Allah is the Most Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful.

Yusuf Ali:
(He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind; (they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its spaciousness, and their (very) souls seemed straitened to them,- and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and no refuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

Pickthal:
And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and their own souls were straitened for them till they bethought them that there is no refuge from Allah save toward Him. Then turned He unto them in mercy that they (too) might turn (repentant unto Him). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.