The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
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إِن
تُعَذِّبْهُمْ
فَإِنَّهُمْ
عِبَادُكَ
وَإِن
تَغْفِرْ
لَهُمْ
فَإِنَّكَ
أَنتَ
الْعَزِيزُ
الْحَكِيمُ
ʾin tuʿadhdhibhum fa-ʾinnahum ʿibāduka wa-ʾin taghfir lahum fa-ʾinnaka ʾanta l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu
"If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise."
— Abdullah Yusufali
If You punish them, they are indeed Your creatures; but if You forgive them, You are indeed the All-mighty, the All-wise.’