Surah Al-Hajj (الحج) • The Pilgrimage

Quran 22:13

22:13

يَدْعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚ لَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَشِيرُ

yadʿū laman ḍarruhu aqrabu min nafʿihi labi'sa l-mawlā walabi'sa l-ʿashīru

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

— Saheeh International

or invoke one whose harm is closer than his help: an evil master and an evil companion.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his profit: certainly, an evil Maulâ (patron) and certainly an evil friend!

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

يَدْعُوا۟yadʿūHe calls
لَمَنlaman(one) who
ضَرُّهُۥٓḍarruhuhis harm
أَقْرَبُaqrabu(is) closer
مِنminthan
نَّفْعِهِۦۚnafʿihihis benefit
لَبِئْسَlabi'saSurely, an evil
ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlāprotector
وَلَبِئْسَwalabi'saand surely an evil
ٱلْعَشِيرُl-ʿashīrufriend