Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 263·Madanī

263

مِّن ﴿٢٦٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 10 of 11 words

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)8
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

11 words · 44 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 263 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 3:157 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

    And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].

  • Quran 4:149 · An-Nisaavery close

    إِن تُبْدُوا۟ خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا۟ عَن سُوٓءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا

    If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent.

  • Quran 4:96 · An-Nisaavery close

    دَرَجَٰتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    Degrees [of high position] from Him and forgiveness and mercy. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 24:5 · An-Noorvery close

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 9:91 · At-Tawbavery close

    لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْمَرْضَىٰ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ إِذَا نَصَحُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ مَا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ مِن سَبِيلٍ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort when they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There is not upon the…

  • Quran 2:225 · Al-Baqaravery close

    لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

    Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Muhammad 47:215 shared roots

    طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ

    ع-ر-فص-د-قخ-ي-رق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:595 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَٰبِيبِهِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    أ-ذ-يع-ر-فغ-ف-رق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • At-Tawba 9:614 shared roots

    وَمِنْهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    أ-ذ-يخ-ي-رق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1183 shared roots

    وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    خ-ي-رغ-ف-رق-و-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:522 shared roots

    يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ

    ص-د-قق-و-ل

  • Al-Hajj 22:592 shared roots

    لَيُدْخِلَنَّهُم مُّدْخَلًا يَرْضَوْنَهُۥ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ

    ح-ل-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:263?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:263 include Quran 3:157 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 4:149 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 4:96 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 24:5 (Surah An-Noor). For example, 3:157 reads: “And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:263 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:263 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.”

Which surah is verse 2:263 in?

Quran 2:263 is āyah 263 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:263?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:263 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.