16.126
surah 16 - verse 126
translator's name | verse |
Arberry | And if you chastise, chastise even as you have been chastised; and yet assuredly if you are patient, better it is for those patient. |
Maududi | If you take retribution, then do so in proportion to the wrong done to you. But if you can bear such conduct with patience, indeed that is best for the steadfast. |
Pickthall | If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient. |
Sahih | And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient. |
Yusuf Ali | And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient. |