Quran 7:199 — Al-A'raaf, verse 199
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Be tolerant and command what is right: pay no attention to foolish people.
خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ
khudhi l-ʿafwa wamur bil-ʿur'fi wa-aʿriḍ ʿani l-jāhilīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Take the abundance, and bid to what is honourable, and turn away from the ignorant.
- Muhammad Asad
- MAKE due allowance for man's nature, and enjoin the doing of what is right; and leave alone all those who choose to remain ignorant.
- Sahih International
- Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خُذِkhudhi | Hold | أخذ |
| 2 | ٱلْعَفْوَl-ʿafwa | (to) forgiveness | عفو |
| 3 | وَأْمُرْwamur | and enjoin | أمر |
| 4 | بِٱلْعُرْفِbil-ʿur'fi | the good | عرف |
| 5 | وَأَعْرِضْwa-aʿriḍ | and turn away | عرض |
| 6 | عَنِʿani | from | — |
| 7 | ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīna | the ignorant | جهل |