The Heights
7. Al-A'rāf
الأعراف

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خُذِ

الْعَفْوَ

وَأْمُرْ

بِالْعُرْفِ

وَأَعْرِضْ

عَنِ

الْجَاهِلِينَ

khudhi l-ʿafwa wa-ʾmur bi-l-ʿurfi wa-ʾaʿriḍ ʿani l-jāhilīna

Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.

Abdullah Yusufali

Adopt [a policy of] excusing [the faults of people], bid what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.

Ali Quli Qarai