Not equal are the blind and the seeing. Nor are those who believe and work righteousness equal to the sinners. How little you reflect.
Ghafir 40:58
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وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْبَصِيرُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَلَا الْمُسِيءُ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ
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Not equal are the blind and the seeing. Nor are those who believe and work righteousness equal to the sinners. How little you reflect.
A blind person and someone who can see aren't the same. And those who believe and do good things aren't the same as those who do bad things. You only remember this a little.
The blind and the seeing aren't equal, nor are those who believe and do good equal to those who do wrong — yet you hardly ever think about this.
The blind and the seeing are not equal, nor are those who believe and do good deeds and the evildoer. How little you reflect.
Not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who believe and work righteousness equal to the sinners. Little do you reflect!
Not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who believe and work righteousness equal to the sinners. Little do you reflect!
And not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who believe and do righteous deeds and the evildoer. Little do you remember.
And not equal are the blind and those who see; nor are (equal) those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds, and those who do evil. Little do you remember!
The blind and the seeing are not equal, nor are those who believe and do righteous deeds [equal] to those who do evil. Little do you take heed!
Not equal are the blind and those who (clearly) see: Nor are (equal) those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and those who do evil. Little do ye learn by admonition!
And the blind man and the seer are not equal, neither are those who believe and do good works (equal with) the evil-doer. Little do ye reflect!
The blind and the sighted are not equal, just as those who believe and do good works and those who do evil are not equal: how seldom you reflect!
Never can the blind and the seeing be equal; nor those that believe and act righteously and those that do evil. Little do you understand.
The blind one and the seer are not equal, neither are the evildoers and those who have faith and do righteous deeds. Little is the admonition that you take!
Wama yastawee alaAAma waalbaseeru waallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati wala almuseeo qaleelan ma tatathakkaroona