Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran), ayah 159
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فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
Translation by words
- فَبِمَا
- So because
- رَحْمَةٍ
- (of) Mercy
- مِّنَ
- from
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah
- لِنتَ
- you dealt gently
- لَهُمْ
- with them.
- وَلَوْ
- And if
- كُنتَ
- you had been
- فَظًّا
- rude
- غَلِيظَ
- (and) harsh
- ٱلْقَلْبِ
- (at) [the] heart,
- لَٱنفَضُّوا۟
- surely they (would have) dispersed
- مِنْ
- from
- حَوْلِكَ
- around you.
- فَٱعْفُ
- Then pardon
- عَنْهُمْ
- [from] them
- وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ
- and ask forgiveness
- لَهُمْ
- for them
- وَشَاوِرْهُمْ
- and consult them
- فِى
- in
- ٱلْأَمْرِ
- the matter.
- فَإِذَا
- Then when
- عَزَمْتَ
- you have decided,
- فَتَوَكَّلْ
- then put trust
- عَلَى
- on
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah.
- إِنَّ
- Indeed,
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah
- يُحِبُّ
- loves
- ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
- the ones who put trust (in Him).
So by mercy from Allah, (O Muhammad), you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude (in speech) and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely (upon Him).
3:159
Translation: Saheeh International