Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 263
۞ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
Al-Baqarah · 2:263
Word by word
- ۞ قَوْلٌۭqawlunA word
- مَّعْرُوفٌۭmaʿrūfunkind
- وَمَغْفِرَةٌwamaghfiratunand (seeking) forgiveness
- خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(are) better
- مِّنminthan
- صَدَقَةٍۢṣadaqatina charity
- يَتْبَعُهَآyatbaʿuhāfollowed [it]
- أَذًۭى ۗadhan(by) hurt
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- غَنِىٌّghaniyyun(is) All-Sufficient
- حَلِيمٌۭḥalīmunAll-Forbearing
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