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Explanatory Note
The passage then describes the relationship of the God-fearing with their Lord, which earns them this blessing of God’s good pleasure: “Those who say: ‘Our Lord, we have indeed accepted the faith. Forgive us our sins and keep us safe from the torment of the fire.’ They are the patient in adversity, the true to their word, the devoted who spend in the cause of God, and those who pray for forgiveness at the time of dawn.”
Their prayer is indicative of the fact that they are God-fearing. They state first that they are believers, before they appeal to God on the strength of that faith to forgive them their sins and to keep them safe from the Fire.