أَوْorتَعْفُواyou pardonعَنْfromسُوءٍevilفَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahكَانَwasعَفُواMost ForgivingقَدِيرًاPowerful
Or (you) pardon an evil, for indeed Allah was Most Forgiving and Powerful.
يَعْنِيIt meansإنifتَفْعَلُواyou doخَيْرًا،goodness,فَتُبْدُوهُ؛then you manifest it;أَي:that is:تُظْهِرُوهُyou show itلِلْنَّاسِ،to people,أَوْorتُخْفُوهُ؛you hide it;يَعْنِيmeaningعَنْaboutالنَّاسِ؛people;فَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىExaltedيَعْلَمُهُ،knows it,وَلَاand notيُخْفَىhiddenعَلَيْهِon Himشَيْءٌ.anything.
It means: If you do good, then you manifest it; that is, you show it to the people, or you hide it; meaning, about people; for indeed Allah, Exalted, knows it, and nothing is hidden from Him.
وَفِيAnd inالْآيَةِthe verseالثَّانِيَةِthe secondإِنIfتُبْدُواyou revealشَيْئًاsomethingأَوْorتُخْفُوهُyou hide itفَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahكَانَwasبِكُلِّwith allشَيْءٍthingعَلِيمًاAll-Knowing
And in the second verse: 'If you reveal something or you hide it, for indeed Allah was All-Knowing of everything.'
وَهَذَاAnd thisأَعْمَis more general;يَشْمَلُincludesالْخَيْرَgoodnessوَالشَّرَّand evilوَمَاand whatلَيْسَis notبِخَيْرٍgoodوَلَاnorشَرٍّ.evil.
And this is more general; it includes goodness and evil and what is neither good nor evil.
وَلِكُلِّAnd for everyآيَةٍverseمَكَانُهَاits placeوَمُوَافَقَتُهَاand its suitabilityلِمَنfor whoeverتَأَمَّلَ.contemplates.
And for every verse is its place and suitability for whoever contemplates.
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingأَوْorتَعْفُواyou pardonعَنْfromسُوءٍَevil;الْعَفُوُ:The pardon:هُوَisالتَّجَاوُزُthe bypassعَنْfromالْعُقُوبَةِ؛the punishment;فَإِذَاSo ifأَسَاءَsomeone wrongsإِلَيْكَto you;إِنْسَانٍa personفَعَفَوْتَand you forgaveعَنْهُ؛him;فَإِنَّthen indeed
And His saying: 'Or (you) pardon an evil;' the pardon is a bypass of the punishment; so if someone wrongs you, and you forgive him; then indeed,
اللَّهُAllahسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himوَتَعَالَىand Exaltedيَكْتُبُwrites that.
Allah, Glory be to Him and Exalted, writes that.
وَلَكِنَّHoweverالْعَفُوُthe pardonيُشْتَرَطُis conditionedلِثَنَاءِfor praiseعَلَىonفَاعِلِهِits doerأَنْto beيَكُونَit isمُقَرُونًاaccompaniedبِالْإِصْلَاحِ؛with reform;لِقَوْلِهِfor His sayingتَعَالَى:Exalted is He:فَمَنْSo whoeverعَفَاpardon'sوَأَصْلَحَand correctsفَأَجْرُهُthen his rewardعَلَىis withاللَّهِAllahوَذَٰلِكَand thatأَنْthatالْعَفُوَthe pardonقَدmayيَكُونَbeسَبَبًاa reasonلِلزِّيَادَةِfor the increaseفِيinالطُّغْيَانِtyrannyوَالْعُدْوَانِ،and aggression,وَقَدand mayيَكُونَbeسَبَبًاa reasonلِلْانْتِهَاءِfor endingعَنْfromذَلِكَ،that,وَقَدand mayلَاnotيَزِيدُincreaseالْمُعْتَدِيthe aggressorوَلَاnorيُنْقِصُهُ.lessen it.
However, the pardon is conditioned for praise on its doer to be accompanied with reform; for His saying: 'So whoever pardons and corrects, then his reward is with Allah.' And that the pardon may be a reason for the increase in tyranny and aggression, and may be a reason for stopping from that, and may not increase the aggressor nor lessen it.
فَإِذَاSo ifكَانَisسَبَبًاa reasonلِلزِّيَادَةِfor the increaseفِيinالطُّغْيَانِ؛tyranny;كَانَthen it wasالْعَفُوُthe pardonهُنَاhereمَذْمُومًا،blameworthy,وَرُبَّمَاand perhapsيَكُونُit isمَمْنُوعًا؛forbidden;مِثْلَlikeأَنْtoنَعْفُوwe pardonعَنْfromهَذَاthisالْمُجْرِمِ،criminal,وَنَعْلَمُand we knowأَوْorيَغْلِبُis likelyعَلَىtoالظَّنِّassumption - belief - opinionأَنَّهُthat heيَذْهَبُgoesفَيَجْرُمُand commits a crimeإِجْرَامًاgreater crime;أَكْبَرَ؛greater;فَهُنَاso hereلَاnotيُمْدَحُis praised;الْعَافِيthe pardonerعَنْهُ،about him,بَلbutيُذَمُّ.is blamed.
So if it was a reason for the increase in tyranny, then the pardon here is blameworthy, and perhaps it may be forbidden; like when we pardon this criminal, and we know — or it is likely — that he goes and commits a greater crime; so here the pardoner is not praised about him, but is blamed.