Quran 3:159 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 159
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
By an act of mercy from God, you [Prophet] were gentle in your dealings with them- had you been harsh, or hard-hearted, they would have dispersed and left you- so pardon them and ask forgiveness for them. Consult with them about matters, then, when you have decided on a course of action, put your trust in God: God loves those who put their trust in Him.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
fabimā raḥmatin mina l-lahi linta lahum walaw kunta faẓẓan ghalīẓa l-qalbi la-infaḍḍū min ḥawlika fa-uʿ'fu ʿanhum wa-is'taghfir lahum washāwir'hum fī l-amri fa-idhā ʿazamta fatawakkal ʿalā l-lahi inna l-laha yuḥibbu l-mutawakilīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It was by some mercy of God that thou wast gentle to them; hadst thou been harsh and hard of heart, they would have scattered from about thee. So pardon them, and pray forgiveness for them, and take counsel with them in the affair; and when thou art resolved, put thy trust in God; surely God loves those who put their trust.
- Muhammad Asad
- And it was by God's grace that thou [O Prophet] didst deal gently with thy followers: for if thou hadst been harsh and hard of heart, they would indeed have broken away from thee. Pardon them, then, and pray that they be forgiven. And take counsel with them in all matters of public concern; then, when thou hast decided upon a course of action, place thy trust in God: for, verily, God loves those who place their trust in Him.
- Sahih International
- 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].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَبِمَاfabimā | So because | — |
| 2 | رَحْمَةٍۢraḥmatin | (of) Mercy | رحم |
| 3 | مِّنَmina | from | — |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 5 | لِنتَlinta | you dealt gently | لين |
| 6 | لَهُمْ ۖlahum | with them | — |
| 7 | وَلَوْwalaw | And if | — |
| 8 | كُنتَkunta | you had been | كون |
| 9 | فَظًّاfaẓẓan | rude | فظظ |
| 10 | غَلِيظَghalīẓa | (and) harsh | غلظ |
| 11 | ٱلْقَلْبِl-qalbi | (at) [the] heart | قلب |
| 12 | لَٱنفَضُّوا۟la-infaḍḍū | surely they (would have) dispersed | فضض |
| 13 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 14 | حَوْلِكَ ۖḥawlika | around you | حول |
| 15 | فَٱعْفُfa-uʿ'fu | Then pardon | عفو |
| 16 | عَنْهُمْʿanhum | [from] them | — |
| 17 | وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfir | and ask forgiveness | غفر |
| 18 | لَهُمْlahum | for them | — |
| 19 | وَشَاوِرْهُمْwashāwir'hum | and consult them | شور |
| 20 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 21 | ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖl-amri | the matter | أمر |
| 22 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then when | — |
| 23 | عَزَمْتَʿazamta | you have decided | عزم |
| 24 | فَتَوَكَّلْfatawakkal | then put trust | وكل |
| 25 | عَلَىʿalā | on | — |
| 26 | ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 27 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 28 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 29 | يُحِبُّyuḥibbu | loves | حبب |
| 30 | ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَl-mutawakilīna | the ones who put trust (in Him) | وكل |