Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون) • The Believers

Quran 23:96

23:96

ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ ۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ

id'faʿ bi-allatī hiya aḥsanu l-sayi-ata naḥnu aʿlamu bimā yaṣifūna

Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.

— Saheeh International

Repel evil with good- We are well aware of what they attribute to Us-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best-Acquainted with the things they utter.

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

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Word by Word

ٱدْفَعْid'faʿRepel
بِٱلَّتِىbi-allatīby that
هِىَhiyawhich
أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) best
ٱلسَّيِّئَةَۚl-sayi-atathe evil
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknow best
بِمَاbimāof what
يَصِفُونَyaṣifūnathey attribute