Good and Evil, You dislike a thing which is good, and like which is bad

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كُتِبَعَلَيۡكُمُٱلۡقِتَالُوَهُوَكُرۡهٞلَّكُمۡۖوَعَسَىٰٓأَنتَكۡرَهُواْشَيۡـٔٗاوَهُوَخَيۡرٞلَّكُمۡۖوَعَسَىٰٓأَنتُحِبُّواْشَيۡـٔٗاوَهُوَشَرّٞلَّكُمۡۚوَٱللَّهُيَعۡلَمُوَأَنتُمۡلَاتَعۡلَمُونَ٢١٦
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Battle has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allāh knows, while you know not.

كُتِبَKutiba
عَلَيْكُمُAAalaykumu
ٱلْقِتَالُalqitalu
وَهُوَwahuwa
كُرْهٌۭkurhun
لَّكُمْ ۖlakum
وَعَسَىٰٓwaAAasa
أَنan
تَكْرَهُوا۟takrahoo
شَيْـًۭٔاshayan
وَهُوَwahuwa
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun
لَّكُمْ ۖlakum
وَعَسَىٰٓwaAAasa
أَنan
تُحِبُّوا۟tuhibboo
شَيْـًۭٔاshayan
وَهُوَwahuwa
شَرٌّۭsharrun
لَّكُمْ ۗlakum
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
يَعْلَمُyaAAlamu
وَأَنتُمْwaantum
لَاla
تَعْلَمُونَtaAAlamoona