Ibrahim 14:26
Abraham · ayah 26 of 52
وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍۢ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍۢ
Wamathalu kalimatin khabeethatinkashajaratin khabeethatin ijtuththat min fawqi al-ardi malaha min qarar
"And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"but an evil word is like a rotten tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, with no power to endure."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And the similitude of a bad saying is as a bad tree, uprooted from upon the earth, possessing no stability."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"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."