Quran Ayah ash-Shura (Council, Consultation, The Counsel) 42:41 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

Yet indeed, as for any who defend themselves after having been wronged - no blame whatever attaches to them

Arthur John Arberry

And whosoever helps himself after he has been wronged -- against them there is no way

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame

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Arabic

وَلَمَنِ ٱنتَصَرَ بَعۡدَ ظُلۡمِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ مَا عَلَیۡهِم مِّن سَبِیلٍ ۝٤١

Transliteration (2021)

walamani intaṣara baʿda ẓul'mihi fa-ulāika mā ʿalayhim min sabīli

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And surely whosoever defends himself after he has been wronged, then those not (is) against them any way.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Yet indeed, as for any who defend themselves after having been wronged - no blame whatever attaches to them

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame

M. M. Pickthall

And whoso defendeth himself after he hath suffered wrong - for such, there is no way (of blame) against them

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

There is no blame on those who enforce justice after being wronged.

Wahiduddin Khan

Those who defend themselves after they have been wronged cannot be held blameworthy

Safi Kaskas

Yet whoever defends himself after having been wronged, there is no blame on him.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

As whoever helped himself after an injustice, so those, there is not any way against them.

T.B.Irving

Those who defend themselves after being wronged will have no way open against them;

Shakir

And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (to blame)

Saeed Malik

And surely whoever defends himself after being wronged, there is not to be a cause of action against them.

Abdul Hye

Those who take revenge after they have suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them.

The Study Quran

And whosoever defends himself after having been wronged, for such there is no way against them

Talal Itani (2012)

As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no blame on them.

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Whoever defends themselves after being wronged, there is no blame against them.

M. Farook Malik

Those who avenge themselves when wronged cannot be blamed

Dr. Kamal Omar

And surely, whoever took revenge after an injustice done to him, then those people — there is not against them any way (of blame or condemnation)

Dr. Munir Munshey

Those who have been wronged may (choose to) exact revenge. They are not to be blamed or berated

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And for any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And indeed, if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong is (done) to them, against such (men) there is no cause of blame

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And whoever avenges himself after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame]

Muhammad Sarwar

Those who successfully defend themselves after being wronged will not be questioned

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

The one who defends himself after having been wronged, there is no blame on such people

Shabbir Ahmed

And whoever stands up for his rights and defends himself, when he has been wronged, for such, there is no blame against them

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And indeed whoever vindicates himself after an injustice (has been done to him) against those, then in no way is there any way (for blaming) them (i.e., there is no blame on those who vindicate themselves)

Hamid S. Aziz

And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged (or been oppressed), for such there is no blame against them

Abdel Haleem

There is no cause to act against anyone who defends himself after being wronged

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And whosoever vindicateth him self after wrong done him these! against them there is no way of blame

Ahmed Ali

If one avenges himself after he has been wronged, there is no way of blaming him

Aisha Bewley

But if people do defend themselves when they are wronged, nothing can be held against them for doing that.

Ali Ünal

But whoever defends himself and restores his right (in the lawful way) after he has been wronged – against such there is no route (of blame and retaliation)

Ali Quli Qara'i

As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no blame upon them

Musharraf Hussain

Anyone who defends himself against injustice mustn’t be blamed;

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

But indeed, if any help and defend themselves after a wrong is done to them, on them there is no cause for blame

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And certainly, whoever defends himself (or takes revenge), there is no way against them.

Maududi

There is no blame against him who avenges himself after he has been wronged

Mohammad Shafi

And, certainly, no blame whatever attaches to anyone who defends oneself after having been wronged

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And undoubtedly, whoso took revenge after being victim of oppression; there is no way of blame against them.

Rashad Khalifa

Certainly, those who stand up for their rights, when injustice befalls them, are not committing any error.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

And whosoever harms after he has been harmed there is no blame upon them

Faridul Haque

And there is no way of reproach against those who take revenge after being wronged

Bijan Moeinian

Certainly, those who defend themselves in face of injustice have not done anything wrong

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (of blame)

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And who (E) became victorious after injustice/oppression to him, so those no way/path (blame) is on them

Sher Ali

There is no blame on those who defend themselves after they have been wronged

Edip Yuksel

For any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And indeed, he who avenges the wrong that has been done to him, they will no way be (blamed and taken to task)

Amatul Rahman Omar

No blame shall lie on those who defend themselves after a wrong is done to them

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Those who seek to redress their wrongs incur no guilt

Arthur John Arberry

And whosoever helps himself after he has been wronged -- against them there is no way

Edward Henry Palmer

And he who helps himself after he has been wronged, for these - there is no way against them

George Sale

And whoso shall avenge himself, after he hath been injured; as to these, it is not lawful to punish them for it

John Medows Rodwell

And there shall be no way open against those who, after being wronged, avenge themselves

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

As (Wa) for he who (Lamani) revenges (Entasora) after (Ba'da) he was wronged (Zul'mi-hi), then (Fa) those (U'laaika) have no (Maa Min) cause (Sabiil) against them (Älai'him).

Fode Drame

And surely whoever makes resistance for himself after wrong has been done to him, for those indeed there is no way against them.

Munir Mezyed

And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged, for such, there will be no blame on them.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Certainly, as for whoever defends him-/herself after damages to him/her, there is no reason to blame him/her.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

And for one who has defended himself after being dealt with unjustly—on those there is no blame.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And whoever takes revenge after having been wronged, they should not be prevented.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Those who defend themselves after being wronged will have no way open against them;

Samy Mahdy

And whoever victoried after having been oppressed - so those have not against them a pathway.

Ali Quli Qarai

As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no ground for action against them.

Ahmed Hulusi

And whoever avenges himself after being wronged, for them, there is no blame!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them.

A. S. Mohamed

And for those who have defended themselves after having been wronged, they shall have no claim directed against them.

Mir Aneesuddin

And for him who defends after an injustice was done to him, then for such, there is no way ( of blame ) against them.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

Yet he who avenges a wrong that has been inflicted upon him, incurs no consequence

The Wise Quran Project

And surely whoever defends himself after his wrongdoing, then those, there is no way against them.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And for any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And for any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error

OLD Literal Word for Word

And surely whosoever defends himself after he has been wronged, then those not (is) against them any way

OLD Transliteration

Walamani intasara baAAda thulmihi faola-ika ma AAalayhim min sabeelin

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