Quran 22:13 — Al-Hajj, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
or invoke one whose harm is closer than his help: an evil master and an evil companion.
يَدْعُو لَمَنْ ضَرُّهُ أَقْرَبُ مِنْ نَفْعِهِ ۚ لَبِئْسَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ الْعَشِيرُ
yadʿū laman ḍarruhu aqrabu min nafʿihi labi'sa l-mawlā walabi'sa l-ʿashīru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He calls upon him who is likelier to hurt him, rather than to profit him -- an evil protector indeed, he, an evil friend!
- Muhammad Asad
- [And sometimes] he invokes [another human being] one that is far more likely to cause harm than benefit: vile, indeed, is such a patron and vile the follower!
- Sahih International
- He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَدْعُوا۟yadʿū | He calls | دعو |
| 2 | لَمَنlaman | (one) who | — |
| 3 | ضَرُّهُۥٓḍarruhu | his harm | ضرر |
| 4 | أَقْرَبُaqrabu | (is) closer | قرب |
| 5 | مِنmin | than | — |
| 6 | نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚnafʿihi | his benefit | نفع |
| 7 | لَبِئْسَlabi'sa | Surely, an evil | بأس |
| 8 | ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā | protector | ولي |
| 9 | وَلَبِئْسَwalabi'sa | and surely an evil | بأس |
| 10 | ٱلْعَشِيرُl-ʿashīru | friend | عشر |