[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Take to pardoning, and order what is good, and turn away from the ignorant ones.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant
Wahiduddin Khan
Be tolerant; enjoin what is right; and avoid the ignorant
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant
The Wise Quran
Take to pardon, and order what is kind, and turn away from the ignorant;
The Study Quran
Take to pardoning, and enjoin right, and turn away from the ignorant
Talal Itani (2012)
Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Accept forgiveness, commend what’s right, and turn away from the ignorant.
T.B.Irving
Practice forgiveness, command decency; and avoid ignorant people.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Show forgiveness (on your part); Instruct what is right; But turn away from those who are foolish
Sher Ali
Do thou ever forebear, O Prophet ! and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant
Shakir
Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant
Shabbir Ahmed
(O Prophet) hold to pardon, and go ahead with your program of enjoining virtue and disregard the behavior of those who adamantly remain ignorant
Samy Mahdy
Take the pardon, and command with the well-known, and turn away from the ignorant ones.
Safi Kaskas
Be tolerant of man's nature and command the doing of what is right and leave alone all those who choose to remain ignorant.
Rashad Khalifa
You shall resort to pardon, advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant.
N J Dawood 2014
Be tolerant, speak for what is right, and avoid the ignorant
Mustaqim
Accept excuses and command good conduct and turn away from the ignorant.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Be gracious, enjoin what is right, and turn away from those who act ignorantly.
Musharraf Hussain
Messenger pardon them, enjoin the common good, and avoid the ignorant people
MunirMezyed2023
Show forgiveness, enjoin kindness, and shun the ignorant ones.
Munir Mezyed
Show forgiveness, enjoin kindness, and shun the ignorant ( who are spiritually blind).
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(O Prophet,) take forgiveness (as your habit), enjoin virtue, and ignore the ignorant
Muhammad Sarwar
Have forgiveness, preach the truth, and keep away from the ignorant ones
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Take to clemency, and command benevolence, and veer away from the ignorant.
Muhammad Asad
MAKE due allowance for man's nature, and enjoin the doing of what is right; and leave alone all those who choose to remain ignorant
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Take/receive the grace/goodness , and order/command with the kindness/known , and oppose/turn away from the lowly/ignorant
Mohammad Shafi
Show forgiveness and enjoin what is good and be indulgent towards the ignorant people
Mir Aneesuddin
Take to pardon and enjoin that which is recognised (as good) and turn away from the ignorant.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn away from the ignorant
Maududi
[O Prophet!] Show forgiveness, enjoin equity, and avoid the ignorant
Linda "iLham" Barto
Adhere to forgiveness. Command what is right, but distance yourself from the ignorant.
John Medows Rodwell
Make the best of things; and enjoin what is just, and withdraw from the ignorant
Irving/Hegab
Practise forgiveness, command decency; and avoid ignorant people.
Hilali - Khan
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. dont punish them)
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Accept the easing, order with fine jurisprudence, and avoid the ignorant
Hamid S. Aziz
Hold to forgiveness, and command what is kind, and shun the ignorant
George Sale
Do thou ever forebear, O Prophet! and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant
Fode Drame
Take what is easy and ready and exhort onto kindness and turn away from the ignorant ones.
Faridul Haque
And O dear Prophet (Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) adopt forgiveness, and enjoin virtue, and turn away from the ignorant
Edward Henry Palmer
Take to pardon, and order what is kind, and shun the ignorant
Dr. Munir Munshey
Be tolerant, and enjoin the right conduct. Turn away from the inane and ignorant ones
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(O Esteemed Beloved!) Adopt forbearance, always command piousness, and keep aloof from the ignorant
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Take the extra and command what is honorable. And turn aside from the ones who are ignorant.
Dr. Kamal Omar
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good and avoid the ignorant ones
Corpus.Quran
Hold (to) forgiveness and enjoin the good and turn away from the ignorant
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant
Bijan Moeinian
Forgive their shortcomings, advocate what is good and avoid useless discussions with the ignorant people
Bakhtiari Nejad
Take to the pardon (and excuse them) and order what is right, and stay away from the ignorant ones.
Arthur John Arberry
Take the abundance, and bid to what is honourable, and turn away from the ignorant
Amatul Rahman Omar
Take to forgiveness and ever forbear and enjoin (the doing of) good and turn away from (those who intentionally want to remain) ignorant
Ali Ünal
(Even so, O Messenger) adopt the way of forbearance and tolerance, and enjoin what is good and right, and withdraw from the ignorant ones (do not care what they say and do)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Adopt [a policy of] excusing [the faults of people], bid what is right, and turn away from the ignorant
Aisha Bewley
Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
(O beloved Prophet)! Adopt forgiveness and bid to good and turn away from the Ignorant.
Ahmed Hulusi
Be forgiving, judge with positive and useful things, and turn away from the ignorant!
Ahmed Ali
Cultivate tolerance, enjoin justice, and avoid the fools
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Use thou indulgence and enjoin seemliness and turn away from the ignorant
Abdul Hye
Show forgiveness, enjoin the good, and turn away from the ignorant.
Abdel Haleem
Be tolerant and command what is right: pay no attention to foolish people