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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 40
وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا ۖ فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof; but whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allâh. Verily, He likes not the Zâlimûn (oppressors, polytheists, and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟
wajazāu
(The) recompense
سَيِّئَةٍۢ
sayyi-atin
(of) an evil
سَيِّئَةٌۭ
sayyi-atun
(is) an evil
مِّثْلُهَا ۖ
mith'luhā
like it
فَمَنْ
faman
But whoever
عَفَا
ʿafā
pardons
وَأَصْلَحَ
wa-aṣlaḥa
and makes reconciliation
فَأَجْرُهُۥ
fa-ajruhu
then his reward
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
like
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
40. 1. This is (permission for qisas (retaliation)). Although the recompense for evil is not evil, due to difficulties it has also been referred to as evil.
