The Bee — Verse 126
16:126 · an-Nahl
The Bee 16:126
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِنْ
wa-in
|
And if | Prep |
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عَاقَبْتُمْ
ʿāqabtum
|
you retaliate | V |
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فَعَاقِبُوا۟
faʿāqibū
|
then retaliate | V |
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بِمِثْلِ
bimith'li
|
with the like | Noun |
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مَا
mā
|
of what | Noun |
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عُوقِبْتُم
ʿūqib'tum
|
you were afflicted | V |
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بِهِۦ
bihi
|
with [it] | Noun |
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وَلَئِن
wala-in
|
But if | Prep |
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صَبَرْتُمْ
ṣabartum
|
you are patient | V |
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لَهُوَ
lahuwa
|
surely (it) is | Noun |
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خَيْرٌ
khayrun
|
better | Noun |
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لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ
lilṣṣābirīna
|
for those who are patient | Noun |
If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِنۡ عَاقَبۡتُمۡ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبۡتُم بِهِۦۖ وَلَىِٕن صَبَرۡتُمۡ لَهُوَ خَیۡرࣱ لِّلصَّـٰبِرِینَ ١٢٦
wa-in ʿāqabtum faʿāqibū bimith'li mā ʿūqib'tum bihi wala-in ṣabartum lahuwa khayrun lilṣṣābirīn