The Pen — Verse 10
68:10 · al-Qalam
The Pen 68:10
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وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ ١٠
walā tuṭiʿ kulla ḥallāfin mahīni
do not yield to any contemptible swearer
Don’t yield to everyone who swears much and is considered worthless,
And obey not: thou any swearer ignominous
Do not heed a contemptible swearer
Do not conform to every base and imprudent habitual swearer (as they are cocooned from Allah and the sunnatullah);
But do not obey any vile swearer of oaths,
And do not obey any vile swearer
Pay no heed to any contemptible oath-maker (who swears much with no consideration of truth, and no will to act on his word)
Do not listen to any wretched swearer
And obey thou not every mean swearer
So, do not obey any insignificant oath taker,
And do not give in to a person who…
Do not compromise with this type of despicable person, ready with promises
And do not obey any despicable swearer,
And obey not any mean swearer
Nor ever listen to any excessive oath maker, ignoble person
And do not obey any such who is profuse in oaths, worthless,
But obey not any who is a common swearer, a despicable fellow
And yield not to any mean sweare
And do not obey every mean swearer
But yield not to the man of oaths, a despicable person
And never obey any one who swears much, who has no regard for his integrity
But obey thou not every worthless swearer, defamer,
Do not pay attention to the awful person who has a habit of [false] promises.
Neither yield to any mean oath-monger
And do not yield to any contemptible swearer
And obey not any mean swearer
And do not obey any disgraceful person who swears much,
And obey not any mean swearer of oath
And do not agree with any vile, most mean swearer of oaths
And do not obey every lowly swearer
And do not obey every lowly swearer.
And do not obey every lowly swearer.
And do not obey every/each habitual swearer despised/humiliated
Furthermore, defer not to the contemptible swearer of oaths
And do not obey every most contemptible (person), constantly swearing
Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger
Do not yield to one persistent in swearing
And do not obey any contemptible one who swears much
Pay no attention to any despicable oath-maker,
And do not obey the contemptible oath-monger
And pay no attention to any despicable oath-maker,
Nor listen to the contemptible who always makes an oath to the truth of his statement because he feels he is not taken at his word nor do his actions to his words accord
Don’t yield to every despicable swearer of oaths –
And do not obey the despicable, vain oath-taker,
And do not obey anyone who makes empty promises.
Nor yield to the wretch of many oaths
Do not obey every lowly swearer.
And do not obey any worthless contemptible swearer
And do not obey any worthless contemptible swearer
And do not obey every humiliated swearer.
- And yield not to any petty oath-monger. (Repetitious swearing hurts the credibility of a person)
And yield not to any mean sweare
Yield thou not to any mean swearer
So obey not any vile oath-monger
Do not pay attention to the type of lowly man— Ready with (false) words
And don’t obey any despicable oath-monger.
And do not obey any vile swearer
And do not obey every worthless habitual sweare
And do not obey every contemptible, often swearer,
Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths
Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths