Surat Al-Qalam Verse No. 12: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 12 from Surah Al-Qalam : Number of verses 52 - - page 564 - Part 29.
﴾مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿
[ القلم: 12]
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful,
English - Sahih International
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(68:12) the hinderer of good, *7 the transgressor, the sinful; *8
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*7) Khayr in Arabic is used both for wealth and for good. If it is taken in the meaning of wealth the, meaning would be that he is miserly and stingy; he would not even spend a farthing on anyone; and if khayr is taken in the meaning of goodness and virtue, it would mean that he creates a hindrance in every good work as . ell as that he is very active in hindering the people from accepting Islam.
*8) The word `utul is used for a person who is stout and strong and greedy in eating and drinking and is also ill-mannered, quarrelsome and cruel at the same tune.
Source : Al-Qalam Verse 12: A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,