Meccan·Surah 68

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Surah Al-Qalam — Ayah 11

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52 Ayahs·Verse 68:11
68:11

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

Context in Surah Al-Qalam

Nearby ayahs help place verse 68:11 in sequence and meaning.

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

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

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.