Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف) • The Heights

Quran 7:199

7:199

خُذِ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ

khudhi l-ʿafwa wamur bil-ʿur'fi wa-aʿriḍ ʿani l-jāhilīna

Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.

— Saheeh International

Be tolerant and command what is right: pay no attention to foolish people.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

خُذِkhudhiHold
ٱلْعَفْوَl-ʿafwa(to) forgiveness
وَأْمُرْwamurand enjoin
بِٱلْعُرْفِbil-ʿur'fithe good
وَأَعْرِضْwa-aʿriḍand turn away
عَنِʿanifrom
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorant