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Az-Zukhruf 89

Ayah 89 of 89 · Meccan

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

  1. فَٱصۡفَحۡSo turn awayfa-iṣ'faḥ
  2. عَنۡهُمۡfrom themʿanhum
  3. وَقُلۡand saywaqul
  4. سَلَٰمٞۚPeacesalāmun
  5. فَسَوۡفَBut soonfasawfa
  6. 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