He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his profit; certainly

﴿يَدۡعُواْ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقۡرَبُ مِن نَّفۡعِهِۦۚ لَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَلَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡعَشِيرُ ﴾
[الحج: 13]

He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his profit; certainly an evil Mawla and certainly an evil `Ashir

﴿يدعو لمن ضره أقرب من نفعه لبئس المولى ولبئس العشير﴾ [الحج: 13]

Shabbir Ahmed
He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefits; verily, an evil master, and an evil follower

Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Perhaps) he calls on the (Evil) one whose harm is closer than his help: Truly, evil is the helper and evil the companion

Talal A Itani New Translation
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit. What a miserable master. What a miserable companion

Talal Itani
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit. What a miserable master. What a miserable companion

Tbirving
he appeals to someone whose harm is closer than his benefit. How wretched is such a patron; how wretched is such a colleague

The Monotheist Group Edition
He calls on those who harm him more than they benefit him. What a miserable patron, and what a miserable companion

The Study Quran
He calls upon one whose harm is likelier than his benefit. What an evil ally, and what an evil friend

Umm Muhammad
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate

Wahiduddin Khan
he calls on that which would sooner harm than help. Such a patron is indeed evil and such a companion is indeed evil

Yusuf Ali Orig
(Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)