سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 126
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿126﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you punish (your enemy, O you believers in the Oneness of Allâh), then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for As-Sâbirûn (the patient).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنْ
wa-in
And if
عَاقَبْتُمْ
ʿāqabtum
you retaliate
فَعَاقِبُوا۟
faʿāqibū
then retaliate
بِمِثْلِ
bimith'li
with the like
مَا
mā
of what
عُوقِبْتُم
ʿūqib'tum
you were afflicted
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
with [it]
وَلَئِن
wala-in
But if
صَبَرْتُمْ
ṣabartum
you are patient
لَهُوَ
lahuwa
surely (it) is
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
better
لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
lilṣṣābirīna
for those who are patient
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
126. 1. Although permission to take retribution is given in this, provided that one does not exceed the limits, otherwise he himself will become an oppressor, nevertheless forgiving and adopting patience has been declared better.
