Al-Qur'an Surah Ash-Shuraa Verse 37

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and (for) those who abstain from the major sins and from shameful acts; and (for those who) when they get angry, they forgive,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, and forgive when angered;

Ruwwad Translation Center

and those who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, and when they are angered, they forgive;

A. J. Arberry

And those who avoid the heinous sins and indecencies and when they are angry forgive,

Abdul Haleem

who shun great sins and gross indecencies; who forgive when they are angry;

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Abul Ala Maududi

who eschew grave sins and shameful deeds, and whenever they are angry, forgive;

Ahmed Ali

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

Ahmed Raza Khan

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

Ali Quli Qarai

—those who avoid major sins and indecencies, and forgive when angered;

Ali Ünal

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).

Amatul Rahman Omar

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

English Literal

And those who avoid/distance themselves (from) the great/magnified sins`/crimes` biggest/greatest , and the enormous/atrocious deeds , and when they became angry, they forgive.

Faridul Haque

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

Hamid S. Aziz

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

Hilali & Khan

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

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So whatever you are given is but a provision of this world’s life, and that which Allah has is better and more lasting for those who believe and rely on their Lord;

Mohammad Habib Shakir

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

Mohammed Marmaduke William 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,

Qaribullah & Darwish

And those who avoid the major sins and indecencies and, when angered, forgive;

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And those who shun the greater sins, and Al-Fawahish, and when they are angry, they forgive.

Wahiduddin Khan

who refrain from heinous sins and gross indecencies; who forgive when they are angry;

Talal Itani

And those who avoid major sins and indecencies; and if they become angry, they forgive.

Tafsir jalalayn

and those who avoid grave sins and indecencies, those [acts] that require [the implementing of] the prescribed legal punishments (hudd) ([the supplement above is] an example of supplementing the part to the whole) and [who], when they are angry, forgive, they let it pass;

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَالَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَايِرَ الاْاِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ

And those who shun the greater sins, and Al-Fawahish,

We have already discussed sin and Al-Fawahish in Surah Al-A`raf.

وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ



and when they are angry, they forgive.

means, their nature dictates that they should forgive people and be tolerant. Vengeance is not in their nature.

It was reported in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah never took revenge for his own sake, only when the sacred Laws of Allah were violated