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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [42:40] | Wajazao sayyi-atin sayyi-atun mithluhafaman AAafa waaslaha faajruhu AAalaAllahi innahu la yuhibbu alththalimeena |  وجزاء سيئة سيئة مثلها فمن عفا وأصلح فأجره على الله إنه لا يحب الظالمينوَجَزَاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور برائی کا بدلہ اسی برائی کی مِثل ہوتا ہے، پھر جِس نے معاف کر دیا اور (معافی کے ذریعہ) اصلاح کی تو اُس کا اجر اللہ کے ذمّہ ہے۔ بیشک وہ ظالموں کو دوست نہیں رکھتا | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong.
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| Ahmed Ali | اوربرائی کا بدلہ ویسی ہی برائی ہے پس جس نے معاف کر دیا اور صلح کر لی تو اس کا اجر الله کے ذمہ ہے بے شک وہ ظالموں کو پسند نہیں کرتا | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور برائی کا بدلہ اسی کی برابر برائی ہے تو جس نے معاف کیا اور کام سنوارا تو اس کا اجر اللہ پر ہے، بیشک وہ دوست نہیں رکھتا ظالموں کو | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اس لیے کہ برائی کا بدلہ ویسی ہی برائی ہے لیکن جو شخص معاف کردے اور اصلاح کرے تو اس کا اجر اللہ کے ذمہ ہے۔ بلاشبہ وہ نہیں پسند کرتا ظالموں کو۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور برائی کا بدلہ تو اسی طرح کی برائی ہے۔ مگر جو درگزر کرے اور (معاملے کو) درست کردے تو اس کا بدلہ خدا کے ذمے ہے۔ اس میں شک نہیں کہ وہ ظلم کرنے والوں کو پسند نہیں کرتا | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور برائی کا بدلا ہے برائی ویسی ہی پھر جو کوئی معاف کرے اور صلح کرے سو اس کا ثواب ہے اللہ کے ذمہ بیشک اللہ کو پسند نہیں آتے گنہگار | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | برائی کا بدلہ ویسی ہی برائی ہے، پھر جو کوئی معاف کر دے اور اصلاح کرے اُس کا اجر اللہ کے ذمہ ہے، اللہ ظالموں کو پسند نہیں کرتا | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And a sin's/crime's reimbursement (is) a sin/crime equal to it , so who forgave/pardoned and corrected/repaired , so his reward (is) on God, that He truly does not love/like the unjust/oppressors. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. | ||||||
| Pickthal | The guerdon of an ill-deed is an ill the like thereof. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth, his wage is the affair of Allah. Lo! He loveth not wrong-doers. | ||||||
| Arberry | and the recompense of evil is evil the like of it; but whoso pardons and puts things right, his wage falls upon God; surely He loves not the evildoers. | ||||||
| Shakir | And the recompense of evil is punishment like it, but whoever forgives and amends, he shall have his reward from Allah; surely He does not love the unjust. | ||||||
| Sarwar | The recompense for evil will be equivalent to the deed. He who pardons (the evil done to him) and reforms himself, will receive his reward from God. God certainly does not love the unjust. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Malik | The recompense for an injury is an injury proportionate to it; but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation he shall be rewarded by Allah; He does not like the wrongdoers.[40] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And the recompense of evil is punishment like it; but whoever forgives and amends, his reward is with Allah. Surely He loves not the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The recompense for a crime shall be its equivalence, but whoever forgives and makes right, then his reward is upon God. He does not like the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | The recompense of a sin is a sin like it, but whosoever forgives and seeks to reform, his wage will be with Allah. Surely, He does not love the harmdoers. | ||||||
| George Sale | -- And the retaliation of evil ought to be an evil proportionate thereto: -- But he who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for He loveth not the unjust doers. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | -Yet let the recompense of evil be only a like evil but he who forgiveth and is reconciled, shall be rewarded by God himself; for He loveth not those who act unjustly. | ||||||
| Asad | But [remember that an attempt at] requiting evil may, too, become an evil: [Lit., "is [or "may be"] an evil like it". In other words, successful struggle against tyranny (which latter is the meaning of the noun baghy in the last sentence of the preceding verse) often tends to degenerate into a similarly tyrannical attitude towards the erstwhile oppressors. Hence, most of the classical commentators (e.g., Baghawi, Zamakhshari, Razi, Baydawi) stress the absolute prohibition of "going beyond what is right" (itida) when defending oneself against tyranny and oppression. (Cf. the passage relating to fighting against "those who wage war against you" in 2:190 ff.)] hence, whoever par | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Although the just requital for an injustice is an equivalent retribution, those who pardon and maintain righteousness are rewarded by GOD. He does not love the unjust. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof, but whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah. Verily, He likes not the Zalimoon (oppressors, polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | But requiting evil may become an evil in itself! Hence, whoever pardons and makes peace, his reward rests with Allah. Verily, He loves not the violators of human rights. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 42 - Ash-Shura | Showing verse 40 of 53 in chapter 42 | |||||
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