They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do! — Al Maaida 5:79 Pin
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كَانُوا۟ لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَن مُّنكَرٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!

Al Maaida 5:79

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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