يَدْعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚ لَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَشِيرُ
Translation
Sahih International
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.
Word-by-Word Translation
يَدْعُوا۟
He calls
لَمَن
(one) who
ضَرُّهُۥٓ
his harm
أَقْرَبُ
(is) closer
مِن
than
نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚ
his benefit
لَبِئْسَ
Surely, an evil
ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ
protector
وَلَبِئْسَ
and surely an evil
ٱلْعَشِيرُ
friend
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