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وَلَوۡ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمۡ خَيۡرٗا لَّأَسۡمَعَهُمۡۖ وَلَوۡ أَسۡمَعَهُمۡ لَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ
If Allah had known any good in them, He would have made them hear, but even if He had made them hear, they would have turned away in aversion.
شرح ومعانٍ · ١
- i.e., real willingness and intention of good.