Surah Ibrahim — Verse 26

Abraham · 14:26 · 26/52

وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ

Wamathalu kalimatin khabeethatinkashajaratin khabeethatin ijtuththat min fawqi al-ardi malaha min qarar

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but an evil word is like a rotten tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, with no power to endure.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And the similitude of a bad saying is as a bad tree, uprooted from upon the earth, possessing no stability.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And the parable of a bad word is like a bad tree, removed from the top of the soil, having no firm root.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And the parable of an evil word is that of an evil tree uprooted from the surface of earth, having no stability.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

And the example of an evil word is that of an evil tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, wholly unable to endure.