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Ash-Shuraa 40

Ayah 40 of 53 · Meccan

وَجَزَٰٓؤُاْ سَيِّئَةٖ سَيِّئَةٞ مِّثۡلُهَاۖ فَمَنۡ عَفَا وَأَصۡلَحَ فَأَجۡرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٤٠

And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allāh. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَجَزَٰٓؤُاْ(The) recompensewajazāu
  2. سَيِّئَةٖ(of) an evilsayyi-atin
  3. سَيِّئَةٞ(is) an evilsayyi-atun
  4. مِّثۡلُهَاۖlike itmith'luhā
  5. فَمَنۡBut whoeverfaman
  6. عَفَاpardonsʿafā
  7. وَأَصۡلَحَand makes reconciliationwa-aṣlaḥa
  8. فَأَجۡرُهُۥthen his rewardfa-ajruhu
  9. عَلَى(is) onʿalā
  10. ٱللَّهِۚAllahl-lahi
  11. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  12. لَا(does) notlā
  13. يُحِبُّlikeyuḥibbu
  14. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoersl-ẓālimīna

Tafsir

Whoever wants to take his right is allowed to do so, but in equal measure without any excess or transgression. Whoever pardons the one who wrongs him and does not take him to task for that wrong, and sets right the relationship with his brother, then his reward is with Allah. He does not love those who do wrong by oppressing people in their selves, wealth, or honour. Rather, He detests them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran