Surah 68 · verse 12
Al-Qalam 68:12
Sign in to listenمَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
mannan lil-khayr mu'tadi athim
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
Verse 10وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
Verse 11هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
Verse 14أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
Verse 15إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
