16:126
وَإِنۡ
wa-in
And if
عَاقَبۡتُمۡ
aqabtum
you retaliate
فَعَاقِبُواْ
fa'aqibu
then retaliate
بِمِثۡلِ
bimith'li
with the like
مَا
ma
of what
عُوقِبۡتُم
uqib'tum
you were afflicted
بِهِۦۖ
bihi
with [it]
وَلَئِن
wala-in
But if
صَبَرۡتُمۡ
sabartum
you are patient
لَهُوَ
lahuwa
surely (it) is
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
better
لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ
lilssabirina
for those who are patient
١٢٦
If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast
Translation 1260