an-Nisa` 4:149

AYAH an-Nisa` 4:149	4:150 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 4:148
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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		إِن تُبْدُوا خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا عَن سُوءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرً
Transliteration		In tubdoo khayran aw tukhfoohu aw taAAfoo AAan soo-in fa-inna Allaha kana AAafuwwan qadeeran
Transliteration-2		in tub'dū khayran aw tukh'fūhu aw taʿfū ʿan sūin fa-inna l-laha kāna ʿafuwwan qadīra
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		If you disclose a good or you conceal it or pardon [of] an evil, then indeed, Allah is Oft-Pardoning, All-Powerful.

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		whether you do good openly or in secret, or pardon others for evil [done unto you]: for, behold, God is indeed an absolver of sins, infinite in His power
M. M. Pickthall		If ye do good openly or keep it secret, or forgive evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Powerful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal it or cover evil with pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath power (in the judgment of values)
Shakir		If you do good openly or do it in secret or pardon an evil then surely Allah is Pardoning, Powerful
Wahiduddin Khan		Whether you reveal any good or hide it, or pardon any evil, God is forgiving and all powerful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		If you show good or conceal it or pardon evil, then, truly, God had been Pardoning, Powerful.
T.B.Irving		Whether you reveal any good or hide it, or pardon any evil, God is Pardoning, Capable.
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		Whether you reveal or conceal a good or pardon an evil—surely Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Most Capable.
Safi Kaskas		If you do good openly or in secret, or pardon others for something bad done to you, then God is most forgiving and powerful.
Abdul Hye		If you disclose a good, or keep it secret, or pardon an evil; then surely, Allah is Forgiving, All-Powerful.
The Study Quran		Whether you display a good deed openly or conceal it, or pardon an evil, truly God is Pardoning, Powerful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		If you reveal what is good or hide it, or forgive what is bad, then God is Pardoner, Capable
Abdel Haleem		If you do good, openly or in secret, or if you pardon something bad,then God is most forgiving and powerful
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		Whether ye disclose a good or conceal it, or pardon an evil, then verily Allah is ever Pardoning potent
Ahmed Ali		Whether you do some good openly or in secret, or forgive an ill done to you, (know) that God is forgiving and all-powerful
Aisha Bewley		Whether you reveal a good act or keep it hidden, or pardon an evil act, Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Powerful.
Ali Ünal		Whether you do some good openly or do it in secret, or pardon an evil (done to you, even though you have the right to legal retaliation, know that) God is All-Pardoning, Ever-Able (to punish or forgive)
Ali Quli Qara'i		Whether you disclose a good [deed that you do] or hide it, or excuse an evil [deed], Allah is indeed all-excusing, all-powerful
Hamid S. Aziz		If you do good openly or in secret, or forgive evil, verily, Allah is Forgiving and Powerful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		In case you display a charitable (deed), or conceal it, or be clement towards an odious deed, then surely Allah has been Ever-Clement, Ever-Determiner
Muhammad Sarwar		Whether you act virtuously, in public or in private, or pardon (people's) faults, God is All-forgiving and All-powerful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		If you do a good act openly or do it in secret, or forgive an evil deed, then, Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Powerful
Shabbir Ahmed		If you contribute to the society, whether openly or secretly, and pardon someone's fault, know that Allah is Pardoner, Powerful. He absolves your individual and societal imperfections, and He has appointed due measure for all things
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Whether you declare a good deed, or hide it or cover evil with pardon, surely Allah is Often Pardoning (‘Afuw), All Powerful (Khadir)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent
Farook Malik		If you do good deeds openly or in private or forgive an evil, then surely Allah is Pardoning, Powerful
Dr. Munir Munshey		Whether you disclose or hide the good (deeds), and pardon (others for) the evil (done to you, know it, that) Allah is the oft-Pardoning, the (infinitely) Capable
Dr. Kamal Omar		Whether you make evident the good (done to you) or you keep it hidden, or you pardon and forego an evil (act done to you) — then certainly, Allah (too) is Oft-Pardoning, All-Capable
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		If you let a good deed be shown, or conceal it, or pardon an offense—God is Pardoning and Capable
Maududi		(Even though you have the right to speak evil if you are wronged), if you keep doing good -whether openly or secretly -or at least pardon the evil (then that is the attribute of Allah). Allah is All-Pardoning and He has all the power to chastise
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		If you do good openly or hide it, or you excuse a bad deed, then God is pardoner and capable
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		Whether you disclose a good deed or conceal it, or cover wrong with pardon, indeed God has the Power
Musharraf Hussain		Whether you do good work openly or you conceal it or you pardon a wrong, Allah is Pardoning, the Powerful
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		If you reveal what is good or hide it, or forgive what is bad, then God is Pardoner, Capable.
Mohammad Shafi		If you disclose a good deed or conceal it, or you do pardon an evil, then, surely, Allah is Lenient, Powerful

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		If you do something good (known by public or kept secret) or forgive someone’s evil deed, God will notice it. Know that God is Forgiving and Powerful
Faridul Haque		If you do any good openly or in secret, or pardon someone’s evil - then indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Able
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		If you display good or hide it, or pardon an evil, surely, Allah is the Pardoner, the Powerful
Maulana Muhammad Ali		If you do good openly or keep it secret or pardon an evil, Allah surely is ever Pardoning, powerful
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		If you show goodness, or you hide it, or you forgive/pardon on bad/evil/harm, so that God was/is often forgiving/pardoning, capable/able
Sher Ali		Whether you make public a good deed or keep it secret or pardon an evil, ALLAH is certainly the Effacer of sins, All-Powerful
Rashad Khalifa		If you work righteousness - either declared or concealed - or pardon a transgression, GOD is Pardoner, Omnipotent.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		If you do any good openly or in secret or pardon any one's evil, then undoubtedly, Allah is Pardoning, Powerful.
Amatul Rahman Omar		If you do a good deed openly or do it in private or pardon an injury (done to you) remember Allah is Ever Pardoning, All-Powerful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		Whether you make a good act known or keep it hidden or excuse some(one’s) evil act, Allah is indeed Most Forgiving, All-Powerful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		Whether you (mankind) disclose (by good words of thanks) a good deed (done to you in the form of a favour by someone), or conceal it, or pardon an evil, verily, Allah is Ever OftPardoning, AllPowerful

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		If you do good openly or in secret or pardon an evil, surely God is All-pardoning, All-powerful
Edward Henry Palmer		If ye display good or hide it, or pardon evil, verily, God is pardoning and powerful
George Sale		Whether ye publish a good action, or conceal it, or forgive evil, verily God is gracious and powerful
John Medows Rodwell		Whether ye publish what is good, or conceal it, or pardon evil, verily God is Pardoning, Powerful
N J Dawood (2014)		Whether you do good openly or in private, whether you pardon a wrong ― God pardons and is omnipotent

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		Whether a good deed is made public or is anonymous, or a bad deed is forgiven, truly Allah is the Forgiver, the Most Capable.
Sayyid Qutb		Whether you do good openly or in private, or pardon others for evil (done against you), God indeed absolves sin and He is Powerful.
Ahmed Hulusi		Whether you reveal or hide a good, or pardon a bad; Allah is the Afuw, the Qadir.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		If you do good openly or conceal it or pardon (others') evil, then verily Allah is All-Pardoning, All-Powerful.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		Whether you make your wise and pious deed publicly known or you conceal it from the notice of others, or if you forgive and give up resentment against an offender and/or remit the penalty of an offense, you must realize that Allah has always been 'Afawun, and Qadirun
Mir Aneesuddin		If you expose good or hide it, or pardon evil, then Allah (too) is certainly Pardoning, Powerful.

AYAH an-Nisa` 4:149

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