سورة الشّوریٰ

Surah Al-Shûrâ 42:37

The Council · Verse 37 of 53

وَالَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Those who avoid the more grievous sins and acts of indecency and who forgive when their anger is aroused,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even then forgive;

Ahmed Ali

Who avoid the deadly sins, immoral acts, and forgive when they are angered,

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Ali Unal

Those who avoid the major sins and indecent, shameful deeds (which are indeed to be counted among major sins), and when they become angry, even then they forgive (rather than retaliate in kind).

Daryabadi

And those who avoid heinous sins and indecencies, and when they are wroth forgive.

Faridul Haque

And (for) those who avoid cardinal sins and indecencies, and forgive (even) when they are angry.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who shun the great sins and indecencies, and whenever they are angry they forgive;

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who eschew the more grievous sins and indecencies, and, when they are wroth, they forgive,

Muhammad Asad

and who shun the more heinous sins and abominations; and who, whenever they are moved to anger, readily forgive;

Muhammad Musin Khan

And those who avoid the greater sins, and Al- Fawahish (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.), and when they are angry, they forgive

Muhammad Pickthall

And those who shun the worst of sins and indecencies and, when they are wroth, forgive,

Muhammad Sarwar

(This reward will be for) those who keep away from major sins and indecency, who forgive when they are made angry,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And those who. shun the great sins and indecencies, and whenever they are angry they forgive.

Rashad Khalifa

They avoid gross sins and vice, and when angered they forgive.

Shabbir Ahmed

And those who desist from actions that drag down the human potential, and from indecencies. And when angered they readily forgive.