<p>toki!</p>
<p>Toki Pona has a word for mercy, and it is simply <em>olin</em>, just like love, tenderness, warmth, etc.</p>
<p>For instance:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>mi jo e olin tan sina</p>
</blockquote>
<p>(I have mercy because of you),
or</p>
<blockquote>
<p>mi jo e olin tawa sina</p>
</blockquote>
<p>(I have mercy for you).</p>

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2020-06-19T02:59:40.607Z
What about if you specifically need the concept of judicial mercy, of not punishing someone who is rightly deserving of some kind of punishment?
curiousdannii
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2020-06-20T23:03:24.320Z
The thing is that Toki Pona is not designed for complex concepts, like judicial ones, medical ones, technical ones, etc.
KNTRO
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2020-08-03T15:54:55.903Z
Or, when used for complex concepts, you have to be very complex about explaining them, rather than letting one word or phrase do all of the work.
mattdm
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2020-06-18T14:20:00.973Z
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KNTRO
<p>Maybe something like:
&quot;jan sewi li pana e olin tawa jan li lawa pona la lon nimi ona.&quot;</p>
<p>If you wanted to write it in what looked like arabic there is an adaptation of Arabic for English that could be also used for toki pona <a href="https://alternatescriptbureau.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/arabic-script-for-english/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
<p>یاَن سِوئ لئ پانا اِ اُولین تاوا یاُن لئ لاوا پُونا لا نئمئ اُونا.</p>

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2020-09-29T05:47:55.293Z
jastako
<p>I would like to translate Bismillah Ir-Rahmani Ir-Rahim into Toki Pona.</p>

<p>The parts I'm struggling with are the Rahma part, and the Raheem part, as they encompass <a href="https://wahiduddin.net/words/99_pages/rahim_2.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">similar but subtly different meanings of Mercy</a>. </p>

<p>Rahma is more closely associated with motherly love. Rahim is more of an extreme mercy regardless of what is being forgiven.</p>

<p>I haven't found a translation for mercy, let alone one that encompasses these subtle differences.</p>

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Words for Mercy in Toki Pona?
# Words for Mercy in Toki Pona?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-18)

I would like to translate Bismillah Ir-Rahmani Ir-Rahim into Toki Pona.

The parts I'm struggling with are the Rahma part, and the Raheem part, as they encompass [similar but subtly different meanings of Mercy](https://wahiduddin.net/words/99_pages/rahim_2.htm).

Rahma is more closely associated with motherly love. Rahim is more of an extreme mercy regardless of what is being forgiven.

I haven't found a translation for mercy, let alone one that encompasses these subtle differences.

**Tags:** vocabulary, toki-pona


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-18. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

toki!

Toki Pona has a word for mercy, and it is simply *olin*, just like love, tenderness, warmth, etc.

For instance:

> mi jo e olin tan sina

(I have mercy because of you),
or

> mi jo e olin tawa sina

(I have mercy for you).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: What about if you specifically need the concept of judicial mercy, of not punishing someone who is rightly deserving of some kind of punishment?  
> **username_1**: The thing is that Toki Pona is not designed for complex concepts, like judicial ones, medical ones, technical ones, etc.  
> **username_3**: Or, when used for complex concepts, you have to be very complex about explaining them, rather than letting one word or phrase do all of the work.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-29. Score: 2

Maybe something like:
"jan sewi li pana e olin tawa jan li lawa pona la lon nimi ona."

If you wanted to write it in what looked like arabic there is an adaptation of Arabic for English that could be also used for toki pona [here](https://alternatescriptbureau.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/arabic-script-for-english/).

یاَن سِوئ لئ پانا اِ اُولین تاوا یاُن لئ لاوا پُونا لا نئمئ اُونا.


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