(5) And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
5. And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.— الترجمة الإنجليزية
— Dr. Ghali - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞAnd if only they (waited) patiently, until you go out to them, that would be more charitable (i.e., better) for them; and Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.
— Muhsin Khan - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞAnd if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Pickthall - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞAnd if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
— Yusuf Ali - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞIf only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Sahih International - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞAnd if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ(49:5) If they were patient until you went out to them, that would have been
better for them.6 Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.7
— Abdul Haleem - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞIt 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.
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞHad they remained patient until you come out to them, it would have been much better for them. And Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞHad they been patient until you could come out to them, it would have certainly been better for them. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translationوَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞHad they been patient until you could come out to them, it would have certainly been better for them. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
If they had been patient until you came out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
5. O Messenger! If these people who call out to you from behind the dwellings of your wives were to have waited and not called out to you until you came out to them, then talked to you in lowered voices, it would have been better for them than calling out to you from behind the dwellings, because it would have been more dignified and respectful. And Allah Forgiving of the sins of those of them who repent, and others. He Forgiving of them due to their ignorance, and is merciful to them.— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
If they had the patience to wait until you went out to them, it would be for their own good. Still, God is much-forgiving, ever-merciful.— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي