Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(He calleth unto) the Banu'l-Hallaf worship (him whose harm is nearer than his benefit) his harm is near while his benefit is far; (verily an evil patron) an evil lord (and verily an evil friend!) He says: it is truly an evil god him whose worship is harmful.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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