¹  Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend.  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

²  But [since] good and evil cannot be equal, repel thou [evil] with something that is better and lo! he between whom and thyself was enmity [may then become] as though he had [always] been close [unto thee], a true friend!  Muhammad Asad

³  Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with good, and the person who was your enemy becomes like an intimate friend.  Talal Itani

⁴  (O Prophet), good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with that which is good, and you will see that he, between whom and you there was enmity, shall become as if he were a bosom friend (of yours).  Maududi

⁵  The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allah ordered the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly), then verily! he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend.  Muhsin Khan

⁶  Good and evil cannot be equal. [Prophet], repel evil with what is better and your enemy will become as close as an old and valued friend,  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

⁷  Not on the same level are benevolence or the evil deed. Drive back with what is fairer. Then, behold he who between thee and between him was enmity as if he had been a protector, a loyal friend.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

⁸  The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend.  Marmaduke Pickthall

⁹  And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.  Sahih Int.

¹⁰  Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!  Yusuf Ali

¹¹  and not (are) equal the good (deed) and the evil (deed). repel by (that) which [it] (is) better; then behold! one who, between you and between him, (was) enmity, (will become) as if he (was) a friend intimate.  Word by Word