Surah 113. Al-Falaq, Ayah 5
| وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- min sharr h.aasid 'idhaa h.asada |
| Pickthall | : | And from the evil of the envier when he envieth. |
| Asad | : | "and from the evil of the envious when he envies."4 |
| Malik | : | and from the mischief of the envier when he envies. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And from the mischief of the envious one as he practices envy. 6306 |
Note - 4I.e., from the effects - moral and social - which another
person's envy may have on one's life, as well as from
succumbing oneself to the evil of envy. In this
connection, Zamakhshari quotes a saying of the Caliph
'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (called "the Second 'Umar" on
account of his piety and integrity): "I cannot think of
any wrongdoer (zalim) who is more likely to be the
wronged one (mazlum) than he who envies another."
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Note - 6306Malignant envy, translated into action, seeks to destroy
the happiness or the material or spiritual good enjoyed
by other people. The best guard against it is trust in
Allah with purity of heart.
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I.e., from the effects - moral and social - which another person's envy may have on one's life, as well as from succumbing oneself to the evil of envy. In this connection, Zamakhshari quotes a saying of the Caliph 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (called "the Second 'Umar" on account of his piety and integrity): "I cannot think of any wrongdoer (zalim) who is more likely to be the wronged one (mazlum) than he who envies another." |
