Al-Hajj 22:13
The Pilgrimage · ayah 13 of 78
يَدْعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚ لَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَشِيرُ
YadAAoo laman darruhu aqrabu minnafAAihi labi/sa almawla walabi/sa alAAasheer
"He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"or invoke one whose harm is closer than his help: an evil master and an evil companion."
Pickthall (classic)+
"He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit; verily an evil patron and verily an evil friend!"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"(Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)!"