← Surah 16

16:126

وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Word by word

وَإِنْ
And if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِنْPreposition — conditional
عَاقَبْتُمْ
you retaliate
Verb
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
عَاقَبْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
فَعَاقِبُوا۟
then retaliate
Verb
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
عَاقِبُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِمِثْلِ
with the like
Noun
Root: مثل
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
مِثْلِNoun — masculine، genitive
مَا
of what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
عُوقِبْتُم
you were afflicted
Verb
Root: عقب
Grammar (i'rab)
عُوقِبْVerb — perfect، passive، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِهِۦ
with [it]
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
هِۦNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
وَلَئِن
But if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
ئِنPreposition — conditional
صَبَرْتُمْ
you are patient
Verb
Root: صبر
Grammar (i'rab)
صَبَرْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
لَهُوَ
surely (it) is
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
هُوَNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
خَيْرٌ
better
Noun
Root: خير
Grammar (i'rab)
خَيْرٌNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، nominative
لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ
for those who are patient
Noun
Root: صبر
Grammar (i'rab)
لِّPreposition — preposition، prefix
لPreposition — definite، prefix
صَّٰبِرِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Eğer ceza vermek isterseniz size yapılanın aynıyla mukabele edin. Sabrederseniz and olsun ki bu, sabredenler için daha iyidir.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Eğer (bir suçtan dolayı) ceza verecek olursanız size yapılan azab ve cezanın misli ile ceza verin. Ama sabrederseniz, elbette o, sabredenler için daha hayırlıdır.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Ceza verecekseniz, (en fazla) size yapılanın misliyle (benzeriyle) ceza verin! Sabrederseniz, elbette bu (durum) sabredenler için daha hayırlıdır.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وإن أردتم -أيها المؤمنون- القصاص ممن اعتدوا عليكم، فلا تزيدوا عما فعلوه بكم، ولئن صبرتم لهو خير لكم في الدنيا بالنصر، وفي الآخرة بالأجر العظيم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears

Topics
Patience