Surah 42. Ash-Shura, Ayah 43
| وَلَمَنْ صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- la- man s.abara wa- ghafara 'inna dhaalika la- min cazm al- 'umor |
| Pickthall | : | And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth, lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things. |
| Asad | : | But withal, if one is patient in adversity and forgives - this, behold, is indeed something to set one's heart upon!42 |
| Malik | : | Those who endure with fortitude and forgive others, surely exhibit great courage in conducting their affairs. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | But indeed if any show patience and forgive that would truly be an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs. 4586 |
Note - 42Cf. {41:34-35}, as well as note [44] on 13:22.
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Note - 4586It is harder to be patient and forgive, and yet to get
wrongs righted, as was done by the holy Prophet, than to
bluster about and "punish the guilty" or "teach them
lessons". It may look like futility or lack of purpose,
but in reality it is the highest and noblest form of
courage and resolution. And it may carry out the purpose
of reform and the suppression of evil even better than
stem punishment. The gentleness of innocence often
"persuades where stronger measures fail." But of course
circumstances alter cases, and there is some allowance
also to be made for the personal equation of the men you
have to deal with: in some cases severity may be called
for, but it should be from a strict judicial motive, and
not merely from personal anger or spite or any lower
motive in disguise.
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It is harder to be patient and forgive, and yet to get wrongs righted, as was done by the holy Prophet, than to bluster about and "punish the guilty" or "teach them lessons". It may look like futility or lack of purpose, but in reality it is the highest and noblest form of courage and resolution. And it may carry out the purpose of reform and the suppression of evil even better than stem punishment. The gentleness of innocence often "persuades where stronger measures fail." But of course circumstances alter cases, and there is some allowance also to be made for the personal equation of the men you have to deal with: in some cases severity may be called for, but it should be from a strict judicial motive, and not merely from personal anger or spite or any lower motive in disguise. |
