وَلَا

تَسۡتَوِي

ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ

وَلَا

ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ

ٱدۡفَعۡ

بِٱلَّتِي

هِيَ

أَحۡسَنُ

فَإِذَا

ٱلَّذِي

بَيۡنَكَ

وَبَيۡنَهُۥ

عَدَٰوَةٞ

كَأَنَّهُۥ

وَلِيٌّ

حَمِيمٞ

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(O Prophet), good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with that which is good, and you will see that he, between whom and you there was enmity, shall become as if he were a bosom friend (of yours).¹