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Verse (2:263) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 263rd verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)

Sahih International: Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.

Pickthall: A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.

Yusuf Ali: Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.

Shakir: Kind speech and forgiveness is better than charity followed by injury; and Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.

Muhammad Sarwar: Instructive words and forgiveness are better than charity that may cause an insult to the recipient. God is Rich and Forbearing.

Mohsin Khan: Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants) and He is Most-Forbearing.

Arberry: Honourable words, and forgiveness, are better than a freewill offering followed by injury; and God is All-sufficient, All-clement.

See Also

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
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