Surah Ash-Shura 42:39 — translation and meaning
الشورى · Verse 39 / 53 · Page 487
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَهُمُ الْبَغْيُ هُمْ يَنتَصِرُونَ
Word by Word
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
إِذَا
idha
when
أَصَابَهُمُ
asabahumu
strikes them
الْبَغْيُ
al-baghyu
tyranny
هُمْ
hum
they
يَنتَصِرُونَ
yantasiruna
defend themselves
Transliteration
Wallazeena izaa asaabahumul baghyu hum yantasiroon
Translation
And those who, when tyranny strikes them, they defend themselves,
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Those who when afflicted by oppression, they defend themselves, in honour and respect for themselves, if the oppressor is not worthy of pardon. This defence is justified, especially if there is no benefit in pardon.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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