Surah An-Nisa 4:149 — translation and meaning
النساء · Verse 149 / 176 · Page 102
إِن تُبْدُوا خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا عَن سُوءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا
Word by Word
إِن
in
If
تُبْدُوا
tub'du
you disclose
خَيْرًا
khayran
a good
أَوْ
aw
or
تُخْفُوهُ
tukh'fuhu
you conceal it
أَوْ
aw
or
تَعْفُوا
ta'fu
pardon
عَن
an
[of]
سُوءٍ
suin
an evil
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kana
is
عَفُوًّا
afuwwan
Oft-Pardoning
قَدِيرًا
qadiran
All-Powerful
Transliteration
in tubdoo khairann aw tukhfoohu aw ta'foo 'an sooo'in fa innal laaha kaana 'afuwwan Qadeeraa
Translation
If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If you expose or hide a good statement or action, or if you pardon the person who does bad to you, Allah is Forgiving and Powerful. So let forgiveness be part of your character in order that Allah forgives you.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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