قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ
Qawlun maAAroofun wamaghfiratun khayrun min sadaqatin yatbaAAuha athan waAllahu ghaniyyun haleemun
A word kind and (seeking) forgiveness (are) better than a charity followed [it] (by) hurt. And Allah (is) All-Sufficient, All-Forbearing.
A kind word and the veiling of another's want is better than a charitable deed followed by hurt; and God is self-sufficient, forbearing.
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. God is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
A kind word with forgiveness is better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.