Surah An-Nahl 16:126
سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 126 of 128
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ
Translation
If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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