Surah Al-Furqan, ayah 63: "And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace," Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةًۭ لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًۭا ﴿٦٢﴾
Wa huwal lazee ja'alal laila wannahaara khilfatal liman araada ai yazzakkara aw araadaa shookooraa
And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًۭا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ﴿٦٣﴾
Wa 'ibaadur Rahmaanil lazeena yamshoona 'alal ardi hawnanw wa izaa khaata bahumul jaahiloona qaaloo salaamaa
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًۭا وَقِيَٰمًۭا ﴿٦٤﴾
Wallazeena yabeetoona li Rabbihim sujjadanw wa qiyaamaa
And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]
Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.
Meaning and lessons
This ayah begins a description of the Ibad ar-Rahman, the servants of the Most Merciful, that continues to the end of Surah Al-Furqan. They walk on the earth gently, with dignity and without arrogance, and when the ignorant speak to them harshly they reply with words of peace.
Ibn Kathir notes that walking gently does not mean walking like a sick or weak person: the Prophet ﷺ walked briskly, as if coming down a slope. It means humility and calm. And replying with peace means they do not answer foolishness with foolishness; they forgive and speak only good, as the Prophet ﷺ did, whose patience only grew when people were rude to him.
Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 25:63. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.
Ayah 63 of Surah Al-Furqan (الفُرۡقَانِ), "The Criterion", surah 25 of the Quran, a Meccan surah of 77 ayat revealed in Makkah. It is in juz 19 (para 19), hizb 37, on page 365 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 25/63, 25 63 or Quran 25 63.
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Questions
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace, (Sahih International)
This ayah begins a description of the Ibad ar-Rahman, the servants of the Most Merciful, that continues to the end of Surah Al-Furqan. They walk on the earth gently, with dignity and without arrogance, and when the ignorant speak to them harshly they reply with words of peace.
It is in Surah Al-Furqan, surah 25 of the Quran, in juz 19 (para 19), on page 365 of the Madinah mushaf.
The ayah before, 25:62, says: "And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude." The ayah after, 25:64, says: "And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]"