in his book, "al-maqsad al-asna fi sharah asma' allahu al-husna" (aka the best means in explaining allah's beautiful names), imam al ghazali translates al haleem as "the non-precipitate and forbearing one". he states that al haleem is "the one who witnesses the disobedience of the disobedient, the one who sees the violation of the command ('amr). but anger does not rouse him and rage does not seize him. he is not one who is prompted by haste and recklessness to take swift vengeance, even though he has unlimited power to do so." he then quotes verse 35:45 from the quran: "and were allah to punish men for what they earn, he would not leave on the back of it (surface of the earth) any creature..."