فَٱصۡفَحۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقُلۡ سَلَٰمٞۚ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٨٩
So turn aside from them and say, "Peace."1 But they are going to know.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Meaning safety or security, i.e., "I will not harm you." This was before permission was granted for armed struggle.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَٱصۡفَحۡSo turn awayfa-iṣ'faḥ
- عَنۡهُمۡfrom themʿanhum
- وَقُلۡand saywaqul
- سَلَٰمٞۚPeacesalāmun
- فَسَوۡفَBut soonfasawfa
- يَعۡلَمُونَthey will knowyaʿlamūna
Tafsir
So ignore them, and say to them whatever repels their evil - this was in Makkah - they will soon realise what punishment they will face.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran