Quran 23:96 — Al-Muminoon, verse 96
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Repel evil with good- We are well aware of what they attribute to Us-
ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ ۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
id'faʿ bi-allatī hiya aḥsanu l-sayi-ata naḥnu aʿlamu bimā yaṣifūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Repel thou the evil with that which is fairer. We Ourselves know very well that they describe.
- Muhammad Asad
- [But whatever they may say or do,] repel the evil [which they commit] with something that is better: We are fully aware of what they attribute [to Us].
- Sahih International
- Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱدْفَعْid'faʿ | Repel | دفع |
| 2 | بِٱلَّتِىbi-allatī | by that | — |
| 3 | هِىَhiya | which | — |
| 4 | أَحْسَنُaḥsanu | (is) best | حسن |
| 5 | ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ ۚl-sayi-ata | the evil | سوأ |
| 6 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | We | — |
| 7 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | know best | علم |
| 8 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 9 | يَصِفُونَyaṣifūna | they attribute | وصف |