يَتَوَٰرَىٰ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
مِن
سُوٓءِ
مَا
بُشِّرَ
بِهِۦٓۚ
أَيُمۡسِكُهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
هُونٍ
أَمۡ
يَدُسُّهُۥ
فِي
ٱلتُّرَابِۗ
أَلَا
سَآءَ
مَا
يَحۡكُمُونَ
٥٩
He hideth himself from the folk because of the evil of that whereof he hath had tidings, (asking himself): Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it beneath the dust. Verily evil is their judgment.
— M. Pickthall
He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
— Saheeh International
With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on?
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their gods
Allah tells us about some of the heinous deeds of those who used to perform baseless worship of other gods besides Him, such as idols and statues, with no grounds for doing so. They gave their ido
…Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their gods
Allah tells us about some of the heinous deeds
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