Al-Qalam (القلم)

Verse 9 of 52

Chapter 68 - The Pen

9

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

Quran 68:9 - Surah Al-Qalam

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7

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

8

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Then do not obey the deniers.

9

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

10

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

11

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -