Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 110
| ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوا ثُمَّ جَاهَدُوا وَصَبَرُوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ |
| Transliteration | : | thumma 'inna rabb -ka li- 'alladhena haajaro min bacdi maa futino thumma jaahado wa- s.abaro 'inna rabb -ka min bacdi -hi la- ghafor rah.em |
| Pickthall | : | Then lo! thy Lord--for those who become fugitives after they had been persecuted, and then fought and were steadfast--lo! thy Lord afterward is (for them) indeed Forgiving, Merciful, |
| Asad | : | And yet, behold, thy Sustainer [grants His forgiveness] unto those who forsake the domain of evil after having succumbed to its temptation,136 and who thenceforth strive hard [in God's cause] and are patient in adversity: behold, after such [repentance] thy Sustainer is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace! |
| Malik | : | On the other hand, Allah is most surely forgiving and compassionate towards those who had to leave their homes after being persecuted because of their faith, struggled hard and remained steadfastly patient. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | But verily thy Lord to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere thy Lord after all this is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful. 2147 |
Note - 136For an explanation of the concept of fitnah (appearing
here in the verbal form futina) and of my rendering it as
"temptation to evil", see sBrah {8}, note [25]. As
regards the expression alladhlna hajaru in its spiritual
connotation, see surah {2}, note [203] and surah {4},
note [124].
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Note - 2147I take this verse to refer to such men as were originally
with the Pagans but afterwards joined Islam, suffered
hardships and exile, and fought and struggled in the
Cause, with patience and constance. Their past would be
blotted out and forgiven. Men like Khalid ibn Walid were
numbered with the foremost heroes of Islam. In that case
this verse would be a Madinah verse, though the Sura as a
whole is Makkan. Perhaps it would be better to read, with
some Commentators, fatanu in the active voice rather than
futinu in the passive voice, and translate "after
inflicting trials and persecutions (on Muslim)." Notice
the parallelism in construction between this verse and
verse 119 below.
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For an explanation of the concept of fitnah (appearing here in the verbal form futina) and of my rendering it as "temptation to evil", see sBrah {8}, note [25]. As regards the expression alladhlna hajaru in its spiritual connotation, see surah {2}, note [203] and surah {4}, note [124]. |
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I take this verse to refer to such men as were originally with the Pagans but afterwards joined Islam, suffered hardships and exile, and fought and struggled in the Cause, with patience and constance. Their past would be blotted out and forgiven. Men like Khalid ibn Walid were numbered with the foremost heroes of Islam. In that case this verse would be a Madinah verse, though the Sura as a whole is Makkan. Perhaps it would be better to read, with some Commentators, fatanu in the active voice rather than futinu in the passive voice, and translate "after inflicting trials and persecutions (on Muslim)." Notice the parallelism in construction between this verse and verse 119 below. |
