سواء in the Quran

Verses with سواء

Verses 1–20 of 27

1. Each word opens its meaning.

   إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

   As to those who reject Faith, It is the same to them Whether thou warn them Or do not warn them; They will not believe.

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:6
2. Each word opens its meaning.

   أَمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ رَسُولَكُمْ كَمَا سُئِلَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ وَمَن يَتَبَدَّلِ ٱلْكُفْرَ بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

   Would ye question Your Apostle as Moses Was questioned of old? But whoever changeth From Faith to Unbelief, Hath strayed without doubt From the even way.

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:108
3. Each word opens its meaning.

   قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍۢ سَوَآءٍۭ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُولُوا۟ ٱشْهَدُوا۟ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ

   Say: "O People Of the Book! come To common terms As between us and you: That we worship None but God; That we associate No partners with Him; That we erect not, From among ourselves, Lords and patrons Other than God." If then they turn back, Say ye: "Bear witness That we (at least) Are Muslims (bowing To God's Will)."

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:64
4. Each word opens its meaning.

   ۞ لَيْسُوا۟ سَوَآءًۭ ۗ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أُمَّةٌۭ قَآئِمَةٌۭ يَتْلُونَ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ

   Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book Are a portion that stand (For the right); they rehearse The Signs of God all night long, And they prostrate themselves In adoration.

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:113
5. Each word opens its meaning.

   وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا۟ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَآءًۭ ۖ فَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّۭا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

   They but wish that ye Should reject Faith, As they do, and thus be On the same footing (as they): But take not friends From their ranks Until they flee In the way of God (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, Seize them and slay them Wherever ye find them; And (in any case) take No friends or helpers From their ranks:—

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:89
6. Each word opens its meaning.

   ۞ وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ ٱثْنَىْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًۭا ۖ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّى مَعَكُمْ ۖ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَيْتُمُ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَءَامَنتُم بِرُسُلِى وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًۭا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

   God did aforetime Take a Covenant from The Children of Israel, And We appointed twelve Captains among them. And God said: "I am With you: if ye (but) Establish regular Prayers, Practise regular Charity, Believe in My apostles, Honour and assist them, And loan to God A beautiful loan, Verily I will wipe out From you your evils, And admit you to Gardens With rivers flowing beneath; But if any of you, after this, Resisteth faith, he hath truly Wandered from the path Of rectitude."

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:12
7. Each word opens its meaning.

   قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّۢ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّۭ مَّكَانًۭا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

   Say: "Shall I point out To you something much worse Than this, (as judged) By the treatment it received From God? Those who Incurred the curse of God And His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, Those who worshipped Evil;— These are (many times) worse In rank, and far more astray From the even Path!"

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:60
8. Each word opens its meaning.

   قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا تَغْلُوا۟ فِى دِينِكُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَ قَوْمٍۢ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا وَضَلُّوا۟ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

   Say: "O People of the Book! Exceed not in your religion The bounds (of what is proper), Trespassing beyond the truth, Nor follow the vain desires Of people who went wrong In times gone by,—who misled Many, and strayed (themselves) From the even Way.

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:77
9. Each word opens its meaning.

   وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ ۚ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَـٰمِتُونَ

   If ye call them to guidance, They will not obey: For you it is the same Whether ye call them Or ye hold your peace!

   Tafsir (Arabic)
   Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:193
10. Each word opens its meaning.

    وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوْمٍ خِيَانَةًۭ فَٱنۢبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ

    If thou fearest treachery From any group, throw back (Their Covenant) to them, (so as To be) on equal terms: For God loveth not the treacherous.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:58
11. Each word opens its meaning.

    سَوَآءٌۭ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ ٱلْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِۦ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌۢ بِٱلنَّهَارِ

    It is the same (to Him) Whether any of you Conceal his speech or Declare it openly; Whether he lie hid by night Or walk forth freely by day.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:10
12. Each word opens its meaning.

    وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًۭا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًۭا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍۢ

    They will all be marshalled Before God together: then Will the weak say to those Who were arrogant, "For us, We but followed you; can ye Then avail us at all Against the Wrath of God?" They will reply, "If we Had received the guidance Of God, we should have Given it to you: to us It makes no difference (now) Whether we rage, or bear (These torments) with patience: For ourselves there is no way Of escape."

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:21
13. Each word opens its meaning.

    وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ فِى ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُوا۟ بِرَآدِّى رِزْقِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ ۚ أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

    God has bestowed His gifts Of sustenance more freely on some Of you than on others: those More favoured are not going To throw back their gifts To those whom their right hands Possess, so as to be equal In that respect. Will they then Deny the favours of God?

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:71
14. Each word opens its meaning.

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌۭ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

    But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed The Message to you all alike And in truth; but I Know not whether that Which ye are promised Is near or far.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:109
15. Each word opens its meaning.

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلْنَـٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَآءً ٱلْعَـٰكِفُ فِيهِ وَٱلْبَادِ ۚ وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍۭ بِظُلْمٍۢ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ

    As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back (men) From the Way of God, and From the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men— Equal is the dweller there And the visitor from the country And any whose purpose therein Is profanity or wrong-doing— Them will We cause to taste Of a most grievous Penalty.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:25
16. Each word opens its meaning.

    قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

    They said: "It is the same To us whether thou Admonish us or be not Among (our) admonishers!

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:136
17. Each word opens its meaning.

    وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِى سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

    Then, when he turned his face Towards (the land of) Madyan, He said: "I do hope That my Lord will show me The smooth and straight Path."

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:22
18. Each word opens its meaning.

    ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًۭا مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُم مِّن شُرَكَآءَ فِى مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌۭ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْقِلُونَ

    He does propound To you a similitude From your own (experience): Do ye have partners Among those whom your right hands Possess, to share as equals In the wealth We have Bestowed on you? Do ye Fear them as ye fear Each other? Thus do We Explain the Signs in detail To a people that understand.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:28
19. Each word opens its meaning.

    وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    The same is it to them Whether thou admonish them Or thou do not admonish Them: they will not believe.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:10
20. Each word opens its meaning.

    فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    He looked down And saw him In the midst of the Fire.

    Tafsir (Arabic)
    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:55