Surah Al-Anfal 8:23
سُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ · Medinan · Verse 23 of 75
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Translation
If God had known there was any good in them, He would have made them hear, but even if He had, they would still have turned away and taken no notice.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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