يَدْعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِۦ لَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَشِيرُ
Easy-read (simplified)yad'oo laman darruhu aqrabu min naf'ihi labi'sa l-mawlaa walabi'sa l-'asheer
DIN 31635yadʿū laman ḍarruhu ʾaqrabu min nafʿihi labiʾsa l-mawlā walabiʾsa l-ʿašīru
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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He calls on him whose harm is nigher than his profit,- a bad lord and a bad comrade
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit. What a miserable master. What a miserable companion.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit; verily an evil patron and verily an evil friend
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He calleth on him who would sooner hurt than profit him. Surely, bad the lord, and, surely, bad the vassal
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He will invoke him who will sooner be of hurt to his worshipper than of advantage. Such is surely a miserable patron, and a miserable companion
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata adhurojnë diçka, dëmi i së cilës është më afër se dobia. Sa mbrojtës i keq dhe sa shok i keq që është!
সে (এ মূর্তিপূজারীরা) এমন কিছুকে ডাকে, যার ক্ষতি তার উপকার অপেক্ষা নিকটতর। কতই না নিকৃষ্ট এই অভিভাবক এবং কতই না নিকৃষ্ট এই সঙ্গী!
moli onoga što će mu prije nauditi nego od koristi biti; takav je, doista, loš zaštitnik i zao drug!
moli onoga što će mu prije nauditi nego od koristi biti; takav je, doista, loš zaštitnik i zao drug!
Homo rewa on mo lorra mum no ɓuri ɓadaade diini nafa mum kan, bonii welddiɗo bonii kadi wuuridaaɗo.
მოუხმობენ იმას, ვისაც ზიანი მოაქვს, და არ მოაქვს სარგებელი. უეჭველად, ცუდია ასეთი მფარველი [ცრუ ღმერთი], და უეჭველად, ცუდია ასეთი მეგობარი!
Er ruft denjenigen an, dessen Schaden näher (und eher zu erwarten) ist als sein Nutzen. Wahrlich, welch schlimmer Schutzherr und welch schlimmer Gefährte!
Επικαλείται αυτά (τα είδωλα) των οποίων το κακό είναι πιο κοντά (σ' αυτόν) από το (χαμένο) όφελός τους [δηλ. εξαιτίας αυτών θα ριχτεί στη Φωτιά, και δε θα του προσφέρουν ποτέ κανένα όφελος). Τι άθλιος υποστηρικτής είναι αυτός (που δεν μπορεί να υποστηρίξει αυτόν που τον επικαλείται), και τι άθλιος σύντροφος είναι αυτός (γι' αυτόν που τον λατρεύει και τον παίρνει ως σύντροφο)!
वह उसे पुकारता है, जिसका नुक़सान उसके लाभ से अधिक निकट है। निःसंदेह वह बुरा संरक्षक तथा निःसंदेह बुरा साथी है।
Invoca ciò il cui danno è più vicino al vantaggio: che infausto protettore, e che infausto compagno!
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waan miidhaan isaa bu’aa isaa irra dhihoo ta’e kadhata, Jaalallee ta’uun (isaa) waa fokkate! Ammas hiriyaa ta’uun (isaa) waa fokkate!
Он взывает к тому, чей вред ближе, нежели польза. Сколь же скверен такой покровитель и сколь же скверен такой спутник!
моли се ономе због чије ће молитве пре штету имати него корист; лош је то заштитник и зао пријатељ!
Humuomba yule ambaye bila ya shaka madhara yake yapo karibu zaidi kuliko manufaa yake. Kwa hakika huyo ni mlinzi muovu, na rafiki muovu.
Han tillber den som med större sannolikhet skadar honom än gagnar honom. Vilken usel beskyddare och vilket uselt sällskap!
O, zarar vermesi, fayda vermesinden daha yakın olana ibadet eder. Ne kötü bir yardımcı, ne kötü bir arkadaştır.
اسے پکارتے ہیں جس کا نقصان اس کے نفع سے زیاده قریب ہے، یقیناً برے والی ہیں اور برے ساتھی.[1]
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وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيْرٌ ٱطْمَأَنَّ بِهِۦ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
Easy-read (simplified)wamina n-naasi man ya'budu llaaha 'alaa harfin fa'in asaabahu khayrun tma'anna bihi wa'in asaabathu fitnatun nqalaba 'alaa wajhihi khasira d-dunyaa wal-'aakhirata dhaalika huwa l-khusraanu l-mubeen
DIN 31635wamina n-nāsi man yaʿbudu llāha ʿalā ḥarfin faʾin ʾaṣābahu ḫayrun ṭmaʾanna bihi waʾin ʾaṣābathu fitnatun nqalaba ʿalā waǧhihi ḫasira d-dunyā wal-ʾāḫirata ḏālika huwa l-ḫusrānu l-mubīnu
The translators word this verse differently
And among the people is he who worships God on edge. When something good comes his way, he is content with it. But when an ordeal strikes him, he makes a turnaround. He loses this world and the next. That is the obvious loss.
And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but if a trial befalleth him, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and the Hereafter. That is the sheer loss
And amongst men is one who serves God (wavering) on a brink; and if there befall him good, he is comforted; but if there befall him a trial, he turns round again, and loses this world and the next - that is an obvious loss
There are some who serve God in a single point. If good come upon one of them, he resteth in it; but if trial come upon him, he turneth him round (to infidelity) with the loss both of this world and of the next! This same is the clear ruin
There are some men who serve God in a wavering manner, standing, as it were, on the verge of the true religion. If good befall one of them, he resteth satisfied therein; but if any tribulation befall him, he turneth himself round, with the loss both of this world, and of the life to come. This is manifest perdition
يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ
Easy-read (simplified)yad'oo min dooni llaahi maa laa yadurruhu wamaa laa yanfa'uhu dhaalika huwa d-dalaalu l-ba'eed
DIN 31635yadʿū min dūni llāhi mā lā yaḍurruhu wamā lā yanfaʿuhu ḏālika huwa ḍ-ḍalālu l-baʿīdu
The translators word this verse differently
He invokes, instead of God, what can neither harm him nor benefit him. That is the far straying.
He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which hurteth him not nor benefiteth him. That is the far error
He calls, besides God, on what can neither harm him nor profit him;- that is a wide error
He calleth upon that beside God which can neither hurt him nor profit him. This same is the far-gone error
He will call upon that, besides God, which can neither hurt him, nor profit him. This is an error remote from truth
22:13 — the verse above
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ
Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha yudkhilu lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru inna llaaha yaf'alu maa yureed
DIN 31635ʾinna llāha yudḫilu llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru ʾinna llāha yafʿalu mā yurīdu
God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. God does whatever He wills.
Lo! Allah causeth those who believe and do good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Lo! Allah doth what He intendeth
Verily, God makes those who believe and do aright enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow; verily, God does what He will
But God will bring in those who shall believe and do the things that are right, into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow: for God doth that which He pleaseth
But God will introduce those who shall believe, and do righteous works, into gardens through which rivers flow; for God doth that which He pleaseth
مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُۥ مَا يَغِيظُ
Easy-read (simplified)man kaana yazunnu an lan yansurahu llaahu fee d-dunyaa wal-'aakhirati falyamdud bisababin ilaa s-samaa'i thumma lyaqta' falyanzur hal yudhhibanna kayduhu maa yagheez
DIN 31635man kāna yaẓunnu ʾan lan yanṣurahu llāhu fī d-dunyā wal-ʾāḫirati falyamdud bisababin ʾilā s-samāʾi ṯumma lyaqṭaʿ falyanẓur hal yuḏhibanna kayduhu mā yaġīẓu
The translators word this verse differently
Whoever thinks that God will not help him in this life and in the Hereafter-let him turn to heaven, then sever, and see if his cunning eliminates what enrages him.
Whoso is wont to think (through envy) that Allah will not give him (Muhammad) victory in the world and the Hereafter (and is enraged at the thought of his victory), let him stretch a rope up to the roof (of his dwelling), and let him hang himself. Then let him see whether his strategy dispelleth that whereat he rageth
He who thinks that God will never help him in this world or the next - let him stretch a cord to the roof and put an end to himself; and let him cut it and see if his stratagem will remove what he is enraged at
Let him who thinketh that God will not help His Apostle in this world and in the next, stretch a cord aloft as if to destroy himself; then let him cut it, and see whether his devices can bring that to nought at which he was angry
Whoso thinketh that God will not assist his apostle in this world, and in the world to come, let him strain a rope towards heaven, then let him put an end to his life, and see whether his devices can render that ineffectual, for which he was angry
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَدْعُو لَمَن ضَرُّهُ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِ لَبِئْسَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ الْعَشِيرُ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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