The Bee
16. An-Naḥl
النحل
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وَإِنْ
عَاقَبْتُمْ
فَعَاقِبُوا
بِمِثْلِ
مَا
عُوقِبْتُم
بِهِ
وَلَئِن
صَبَرْتُمْ
لَهُوَ
خَيْرٌ
لِّلصَّابِرِينَ
wa-ʾin ʿāqabtum fa-ʿāqibū bi-mithli mā ʿūqibtum bihī wa-la-ʾin ṣabartum la-huwa khayrun li-ṣ-ṣābirīna
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.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Should you retaliate, retaliate with the like of what you have been made to suffer, but if you are patient that is surely better for the steadfast.
