وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.

Ash Shura 42:43

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.”

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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