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Ash-Shuraa 39

Ayah 39 of 53 · Meccan

وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَابَهُمُ ٱلۡبَغۡيُ هُمۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ ٣٩

And those who, when tyranny strikes them, they retaliate [in a just manner].1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Restoring their rights and not allowing aggressors to take advantage of them out of weakness.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  2. إِذَآwhenidhā
  3. أَصَابَهُمُstrikes themaṣābahumu
  4. ٱلۡبَغۡيُtyrannyl-baghyu
  5. هُمۡtheyhum
  6. يَنتَصِرُونَdefend themselvesyantaṣirūna

Tafsir

Those who when afflicted by oppression, they defend themselves, in honour and respect for themselves, if the oppressor is not worthy of pardon. This defence is justified, especially if there is no benefit in pardon.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran