And if you retaliate then retaliate with the like of what you were afflicted with [it] But if you are patient surely (it) is better for those who are patient
7 of 12 words have a triliteral root shown here — particles and pronouns (e.g. "and", "those", "them") don't carry one in Arabic grammar.
عَاقَبْتُمْ(ع ق ب)فَعَاقِبُوا۟(ع ق ب)بِمِثْلِ(م ث ل)عُوقِبْتُم(ع ق ب)صَبَرْتُمْ(ص ب ر)خَيْرٌ(خ ي ر)لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ(ص ب ر)
And if you retaliate then retaliate with the like of what you were afflicted with [it] But if you are patient surely (it) is better for those who are patient
— Al-Hilali & Khan
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And if you retaliate then retaliate with the like of what you were afflicted with [it] But if you are patient surely (it) is better for those who are patient
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