Quran english al baqarah 263

قول معروف ومغفرة خير من صدقة يتبعها أذى والله غني حليم

Qawlun maAAroofun wamaghfiratun khayrun minsadaqatin yatbaAAuha athan wallahughaniyyun haleem

 
Sahih International
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.
Muhsin Khan
Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants) and He is Most-Forbearing.
Pickthall
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
Yusuf Ali
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
Shakir
Kind speech and forgiveness is better than charity followed by injury; and Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.
Dr. Ghali
A beneficent saying and forgiveness are more charitable than a donation followed by hurt. And Allah is Ever-Affluent, (Literally: Ever-Rich) Ever-Forbearing.