Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 263
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۞ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ
Qawlun maAAroofun wamaghfiratun khayrun minsadaqatin yatbaAAuha athan wallahughaniyyun haleem
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
A kind word and forgiveness is better than a charitable deed followed by hurtful [words]: God is self-sufficient, forbearing.
Marmaduke Pickthall
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
A graceful word and forgiving is better than charity followed by causing hurt. Allah is All-Independent, Forbearing.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs) and He is Most-Forbearing.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
To speak a kind word and to forgive people’s faults is better than charity followed by hurt. Allah is All-Sufficient, All-Forbearing.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
A kind word and the veiling of another's want is better than a charitable deed followed by hurt; and God is self-sufficient, forbearing.
Rowwad · source edition
Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by hurt. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Most Forbearing.
Noor International · source edition
(263) Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
263. Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs) and He is Most-Forbearing.