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Al-Hajj 60

Ayah 60 of 78 · Medinan

۞ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَمَنۡ عَاقَبَ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبَ بِهِۦ ثُمَّ بُغِيَ عَلَيۡهِ لَيَنصُرَنَّهُ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٞ ٦٠

That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was harmed and then is tyrannized - Allāh will surely aid him. Indeed, Allāh is Pardoning and Forgiving.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In spite of His ability to take vengeance. The statement contains a suggestion that the believers pardon as well.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ ذَٰلِكَۖThatdhālika
  2. وَمَنۡand whoeverwaman
  3. عَاقَبَhas retaliatedʿāqaba
  4. بِمِثۡلِwith the likebimith'li
  5. مَا(of) thatmā
  6. عُوقِبَhe was made to sufferʿūqiba
  7. بِهِۦby itbihi
  8. ثُمَّthenthumma
  9. بُغِيَhe was oppressedbughiya
  10. عَلَيۡهِ[on him]ʿalayhi
  11. لَيَنصُرَنَّهُAllah will surely help himlayanṣurannahu
  12. ٱللَّهُۚAllah will surely help himl-lahu
  13. إِنَّIndeedinna
  14. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  15. لَعَفُوٌّ(is) surely Oft-Pardoninglaʿafuwwun
  16. غَفُورٞOft-Forgivingghafūrun

Tafsir

The aforementioned, i.e. those who migrated in the path of Allah being entered into paradise, and permission for the wronged to avenge justly without incurring sin. If the oppressor returns to his oppression, Allah will help the oppressed. Indeed, Allah overlooks the sins of the believers and forgives them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran