The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
Āl ‘Imrān (Imran's Folk)
آلِ عِمْرَان
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فَبِمَا
رَحْمَةٍ
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
لِنتَ
لَهُمْ
وَلَوْ
كُنتَ
فَظًّا
غَلِيظَ
الْقَلْبِ
لَانفَضُّوا
مِنْ
حَوْلِكَ
فَاعْفُ
عَنْهُمْ
وَاسْتَغْفِرْ
لَهُمْ
وَشَاوِرْهُمْ
فِي
الْأَمْرِ
فَإِذَا
عَزَمْتَ
فَتَوَكَّلْ
عَلَى
اللَّهِ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
fa-bi-mā raḥmatin mina llāhi linta lahum wa-law kunta faẓẓan ghalīẓa l-qalbi la-nfaḍḍū min ḥawlika fa-ʿfu ʿanhum wa-staghfir lahum wa-shāwirhum fī l-ʾamri fa-ʾidhā ʿazamta fa-tawakkal ʿalā llāhi ʾinna llāha yuḥibbu l-mutawakkilīna
Only through the Divine Mercy have you (Muhammad) been able to deal with your followers so gently. If you had been stern and hard-hearted, they would all have deserted you a long time ago. Forgive them and ask God to forgive (their sins) and consult with them in certain matters. But, when you reach a decision, trust God. God loves those who trust Him.
