Surah Al-Hujurat 49:5
سُورَةُ الحُجُرَاتِ · Medinan · Verse 5 of 18
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًۭا لَّهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Translation
It would have been better for them if they had waited patiently for you to come out to them but God is all forgiving and merciful.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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