وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இணை வைப்போரின்) கெட்ட வாக்கியத்திற்கு உதாரணம் கெட்ட மரமாகும்; பூமியின் மேல் பாகத்திலிருந்தும் (அதன் வேர்) பிடுங்கப்பட்டிருக்கும்; அதற்கு நிலைத்து நற்கும் தன்மையுமில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නපුරු වදනට උපමාව මහපොළොව මතු පිටින් උදුරා දමන ලද නිසරු ගසක් මෙනි. එයට කිසිදු ස්ථීර පිහිටීමක් නොමැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ناپاک بات کی مثال گندے درخت جیسی ہے جو زمین کے کچھ ہی اوپر سے اکھاڑ لیا گیا۔ اسے کچھ ﺛبات تو ہے نہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 悪い言葉を譬えれば,悪い木のようなもので,地面から根が抜けて,それに安定性がない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 一句恶言,恰似一棵恶劣的树,从大地上被连根拔去,绝没有一点安定。
Tafsir of 14:26
The Parable of the Word of Islam and the Word of Kufr `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that `Abdullah bin `Abbas commented that Allah's statement, مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً (a parable: a goodly word), refers to testifying to La ilaha illallah, (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) while, كَشَجَرةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ (as a goodly tree), refers to the believer, and that, أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ (whose root is firmly fixed), indicates that La ilaha illallah, (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) is firm in the believers' heart, وَفَرْعُهَا فِى السَّمَآءِ (and its branches (reach) to the sky.) with which the believer's works are ascended to heaven. Similar is said by Ad-Dahhak, Sa'id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Mujahid and several others. They stated that this parable describes the believer's deeds, good statements and good actions. The believer is just like the beneficial date tree, always having good actions ascending at all times, by day and by night.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)