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Sūrah 42 · Verse 37

Ash-Shura 42:37

الشورى

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا۟ هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ

Meaning

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

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive,

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

37. And those who avoid the greater sins,[9] and Al-Fawâhish (illegal sexual intercourse), and when they are angry, forgive.[10]

[9] (V.42:37) e.g. to join partners in worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one’s parents, to commit murder, to give false statements and witnesses, to steal (See Verse 6:151 and 6:152).
[10] (V.42:37).
a) See the footnote (B) of (V.3:130) and (V.3:134).
b) See the footnote of (V.2:22).
c) See the footnote of (V.4:135).
d) See the footnote of (V.2:278).

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And those who shun the worst of sins and indecencies and, when they are wroth, forgive,

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Ash-Shura

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net