Al-Qalam Verse 10

And do not obey the despicable, vain oath-taker,

And do not obey every disgraceful swearer,

And obey thou not every mean swearer,

do not yield to any contemptible swearer,

And obey not: thou any swearer ignominous.

Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,

And do not yield to any contemptible swearer,

Do not heed a contemptible swearer,

Nor ever listen to any excessive oath maker, ignoble person.

And do not obey any vile swearer,

Pay no heed to any contemptible oath-maker (who swears much with no consideration of truth, and no will to act on his word),

Do not listen to any wretched swearer,

And do not obey every/each habitual swearer despised/humiliated .

Nor ever listen to any excessive oath maker, ignoble person.

And yield not to any mean swearer

And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless,

Hinderer of good, outstepping the limits, sinful,

And yield not to any mean swearer

Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

Do not yield to one persistent in swearing,

And do not obey every mean swearer,

And do not obey every Hallaf Mahin.

Do not yield to any contemptible swearer of oaths,

And do not obey any vile swearer.

And do not obey any mean, despicable, oath-monger, given to frequent swearing by falsehood,

And do not obey every Hallaf (one who swears much) Mahin (liar or worthless person).

This is because the liar, due to his weakness and his disgracefulness, only seeks protection in his false oaths which he boldly swears to while using Allah's Names, and he uses them (false oaths) all the time and out of place (i.e., unnecessarily).

Ibn `Abbas said, "Al-Mahin means the liar."

Then Allah says