And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. — Al Hujuraat 49:5 Pin
MERCY · AYAHKIND

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًۭا لَّهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Al Hujuraat 49:5

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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