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41. Fuṣṣilat
فصلت

Fuṣṣilat (Elaborated)

فُصِّلَت

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وَلَا

تَسْتَوِي

الْحَسَنَةُ

وَلَا

السَّيِّئَةُ

ادْفَعْ

بِالَّتِي

هِيَ

أَحْسَنُ

فَإِذَا

الَّذِي

بَيْنَكَ

وَبَيْنَهُ

عَدَاوَةٌ

كَأَنَّهُ

وَلِيٌّ

حَمِيمٌ

wa-lā tastawī l-ḥasanatu wa-lā s-sayyiʾatu dfaʿ bi-llatī hiya ʾaḥsanu fa-ʾidhā lladhī baynaka wa-baynahū ʿadāwatun ka-ʾannahū waliyyun ḥamīmun

Virtue and evil are not equal. If you replace evil habits by virtuous ones, you will certainly find that your enemies will become your intimate friends.

Muhammad Sarwar