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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

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قُل لَّا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْخَبِيثُ وَٱلطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ كَثْرَةُ ٱلْخَبِيثِ ۚ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ﴿١٠٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Not equal are the evil and the good, although the abundance of evil might impress you." So fear Allah, O you of understanding, that you may be successful.

Word-by-word meaning

قُلqulSay
لَّاNot
يَسْتَوِىyastawī(are) equal
ٱلْخَبِيثُl-khabīthuthe evil
وَٱلطَّيِّبُwal-ṭayibuand the good
وَلَوْwalaweven if
أَعْجَبَكَaʿjabakaimpresses you
كَثْرَةُkathratuabundance
ٱلْخَبِيثِ ۚl-khabīthi(of) the evil
فَٱتَّقُوا۟fa-ittaqūSo fear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَـٰٓأُو۟لِىyāulīO men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābi(of) understanding
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna(be) successful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

قُلْ(Say,) O Muhammad ,لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ(Not equal are the bad things and the good things, even though they may please you) O human,كَثْرَةُ الْخَبِيثِ(the abundance of bad.) This Ayah means, the little permissible is better than the abundant evil.فَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ يأُوْلِى الأَلْبَـبِ(have Taqwa of Allah, O men of understanding...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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