The Pilgrimage
22. Al-Ḥajj
الحج
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22:13
يَدْعُو
لَمَن
ضَرُّهُ
أَقْرَبُ
مِن
نَّفْعِهِ
لَبِئْسَ
الْمَوْلَى
وَلَبِئْسَ
الْعَشِيرُ
yadʿū la-man ḍarruhū ʾaqrabu min nafʿihī la-biʾsa l-mawlā wa-la-biʾsa l-ʿashīru
He invokes someone whose harm is surely likelier than his benefit. An evil ally indeed, and an evil companion!
— Ali Quli Qarai
(Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)!
