Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 263 (2:263)

Verse 263 of 286Juz 3Page 44Hizb 5

قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ ۝٢٦٣

Qawlum ma`roofuw wamaghfiratun khayrum min sadaqatiy yatba`uhaa adhaa, wallaahu ghaniyyun haleem

Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.

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Quran 2:263 in other translations

Hilali and Khan

Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs) and He is Most-Forbearing.

Marmaduke Pickthall

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

Abdullah 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

Muhammad Junagarhi

نرم بات کہنا اور معاف کردینا اس صدقہ سے بہتر ہے جس کے بعد ایذا رسانی ہو اور اللہ تعالیٰ بےنیاز اور بردبار ہے۔

Indonesian · Ministry of Religious Affairs

Perkataan yang baik dan pemberian maaf 100) lebih baik daripada sedekah yang diiringi tindakan yang menyakiti. Allah Mahakaya, Maha Penyantun.

Bengali · Abu Bakr Zakaria

যে দানের পর কষ্ট দেয়া হয় তার চেয়ে ভাল কথা ও ক্ষমা উত্তম। আর আল্লাহ্‌ অভাবমুক্ত ও পরম সহনশীল।

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