Surah 5. Al-Maida, Ayah 100
| قُلْ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ كَثْرَةُ الْخَبِيثِ ۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | jacala 'allaah al- kacbah al- bayt al- h.araam qiyaam(an) li- an- naas wa- ash- shahr al- h.araam wa- al- hady wa- al- qalaa'id dhaalika li- taclamo 'anna 'allaah yaclam maa fe as- samaawaat wa- maa fe al- 'ard. wa- 'anna 'allaah bi- kull shay' calem |
| Pickthall | : | Say: The evil, and the good are not alike even though the plenty of the evil attract thee. So be mindful of your duty to Allah, O men of understanding, that ye may succeed. |
| Asad | : | Say: "There is no comparison between the bad things and the good things,119 even though very many of the bad things may please thee greatly. Be, then, conscious of God, O you who are endowed with insight, so that you might attain to a happy state!" |
| Malik | : | Tell them, "Bad and good are not equal, even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle you; so fear Allah, O people of understanding, that you may prosper!" |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that are good even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle thee; so fear Allah O ye that understand! that (so) ye may prosper." 806 |
Note - 119Lit., "the bad things and the good things are not equal".
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Note - 806Cf. ii. 204. People often judge by quantity rather than
quality. They are dazzled by numbers: their hearts are
captured by what they see everywhere around them. But the
man of understanding and discrimination judges by a
different standard. He knows that good and bad things are
not to be lumped together, and carefully chooses the
best, which may be the scarcest, and avoids the bad,
though evil may meet him at every step.
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Cf. ii. 204. People often judge by quantity rather than quality. They are dazzled by numbers: their hearts are captured by what they see everywhere around them. But the man of understanding and discrimination judges by a different standard. He knows that good and bad things are not to be lumped together, and carefully chooses the best, which may be the scarcest, and avoids the bad, though evil may meet him at every step. |
