إِن تُبْدُوا۟ خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا۟ عَن سُوٓءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allāh is ever Pardoning and Competent.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நீங்கள் ஒரு நன்மையை வெளிப்படையாக செய்தாலும் அல்லது அதனை மறைத்துக் கொண்டாலும் அல்லது (ஒருவர் உங்களுக்குச் செய்த) தீமையை நீங்கள் மன்னித்தாலும் (அது உங்களுக்கு மிகவும் நல்லது) - ஏனெனில் அல்லாஹ் நிச்சயமாக மன்னிப்பவனாகவும், பேராற்றல் உடையோனாகவும் இருக்கின்றான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- යම් යහපතක් නුඹලා හෙළි කළ ද එය නුඹලා සැඟවුව ද යම් නපුරකට නුඹලා සමාව දුන්න ද සැබැවින් ම අල්ලාහ් අතික්ෂමාශීලී මහා ශක්තිවන්තයා ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اگر تم کسی نیکی کو علانیہ کرو یا پوشیده، یا کسی برائی سے درگزر کرو ، پس یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ پوری معافی کرنے واﻻ اور پوری قدرت واﻻ ہے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがたが善い行いを公然としても，そっと隠れてしても，または被った害を許してやっても，本当にアッラーは寛容にして全能な方であられる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 如果你们公开行善，或秘密行善，或恕饶罪行，（这对于你们是更相宜的），因为真主确是至恕的，确是全能的。
Tafsir of 4:149
The Permission to Utter Evil in Public, For One Who Was Wronged `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah, لاَّ يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ (Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public) "Allah does not like that any one should invoke Him against anyone else, unless one was wronged. In this case, Allah allows one to invoke Him against whoever wronged him. Hence Allah's statement, إَلاَّ مَن ظَلَمَ (except by him who has been wronged.) Yet, it is better for one if he observes patience." Al-Hasan Al-Basri commented, "One should not invoke Allah (for curses) against whoever wronged him. Rather, he should supplicate, `O Allah! Help me against him and take my right from him."' In another narration, Al-Hasan said, "Allah has allowed one to invoke Him against whoever wronged him without transgressing the limits." `Abdul-Karim bin Malik Al-Jazari said about this Ayah; "When a man curses you, you could curse him in retaliation. But if he lies about you, you may not lie about him.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
