Quran with British translation - Surah Fussilat ayat 34 - فُصِّلَت - Page - Juz 24
﴿وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ ﴾
[فُصِّلَت: 34]
﴿ولا تستوي الحسنة ولا السيئة ادفع بالتي هي أحسن فإذا الذي بينك﴾ [فُصِّلَت: 34]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir And not alike are the good and the evil. Repel (evil) with what is best, when lo! he between whom and you was enmity would be as if he were a warm friend |
| Mohammad Shafi And good and evil are not alike. Repel evil with what is good. Then one, between whom and you there was enmity, will be like a close friend |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani Good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with what is best, and you will see that the one you had mutual enmity with him will turn as if he were a close friend |
| Muhammad Asad But [since] good and evil cannot be equal, repel thou [evil] with something that is better and lo! he between whom and thyself was enmity [may then become] as though he had [always] been close [unto thee], a true friend |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And not equal are the fair deed and the odious deed. Repel with that which is fairest; then, only then, he between whom and you there is enmity will be as if he were an intimate constant patron |
| Muhammad Sarwar Virtue and evil are not equal. If you replace evil habits by virtuous ones, you will certainly find that your enemies will become your intimate friends |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani Good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with what is best, and you will see that the one you had mutual enmity with him will turn as if he were a close friend |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend |
| N J Dawood Good deeds and evil deeds are not equal. Requite evil with what is better and lo, he who is your enemy now will become as if your intimate friend |
| Safi Kaskas Good and evil are never equal. Repel evil with good, and your enemy will become like an intimate friend |