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Al-Ma'idah 100

Ayah 100 of 120 · Medinan

قُل لَّا يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡخَبِيثُ وَٱلطَّيِّبُ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَكَ كَثۡرَةُ ٱلۡخَبِيثِۚ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ ١٠٠

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

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلSayqul
  2. لَّاNotlā
  3. يَسۡتَوِي(are) equalyastawī
  4. ٱلۡخَبِيثُthe evill-khabīthu
  5. وَٱلطَّيِّبُand the goodwal-ṭayibu
  6. وَلَوۡeven ifwalaw
  7. أَعۡجَبَكَimpresses youaʿjabaka
  8. كَثۡرَةُabundancekathratu
  9. ٱلۡخَبِيثِۚ(of) the evill-khabīthi
  10. فَٱتَّقُواْSo fearfa-ittaqū
  11. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  12. يَٰٓأُوْلِيO menyāulī
  13. ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ(of) understandingl-albābi
  14. لَعَلَّكُمۡso that you maylaʿallakum
  15. تُفۡلِحُونَ(be) successfultuf'liḥūna

Tafsir

Say, O Messenger: Bad is not the same as good, even if the bad is a large amount that impresses you. A large amount of something does not mean that it is best. Be mindful of Allah, O people of intellect, by leaving the bad and doing the good, so that you successfully achieve Paradise and are saved from the fire of Hell.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran