Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 159
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلْقَلْبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَٱعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
So by mercy from Allāh, [O Muḥammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allāh. Indeed, Allāh loves those who rely [upon Him].
Ali 'Imran · 3:159
Word by word
- فَبِمَاfabimāSo because
- رَحْمَةٍۢraḥmatin(of) Mercy
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- لِنتَlintayou dealt gently
- لَهُمْ ۖlahumwith them
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- كُنتَkuntayou had been
- فَظًّاfaẓẓanrude
- غَلِيظَghalīẓa(and) harsh
- ٱلْقَلْبِl-qalbi(at) [the] heart
- لَٱنفَضُّوا۟la-infaḍḍūsurely they (would have) dispersed
- مِنْminfrom
- حَوْلِكَ ۖḥawlikaaround you
- فَٱعْفُfa-uʿ'fuThen pardon
- عَنْهُمْʿanhum[from] them
- وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfirand ask forgiveness
- لَهُمْlahumfor them
- وَشَاوِرْهُمْwashāwir'humand consult them
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖl-amrithe matter
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
- عَزَمْتَʿazamtayou have decided
- فَتَوَكَّلْfatawakkalthen put trust
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
- ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَl-mutawakilīnathe ones who put trust (in Him)
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