Surah Al-Ahzab — Verse 67

The Combined Forces · 33:67 · 67/73

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠

Waqaloo rabbana inna ataAAnasadatana wakubaraana faadalloonaassabeela

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

and ‘Lord! We obeyed our masters and our chiefs, and they led us astray.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And they say: Our Lord! Lo! we obeyed our princes and great men, and they misled us from the Way.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And they will say, “Our Lord, we obeyed our chiefs and our elders, and they made us to go astray from the path.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And they will say: "Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (Right) Way.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They will say: “Our Lord, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they turned us away from the Right Way.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And they will say: “O our Sustainer! Behold, we paid heed unto our leaders and our great men, and it is they who have led us astray from the right path!

Rowwad · source edition

They will say, “Our Lord, we obeyed our chiefs and our elders[53], but they led us astray from the [right] way.

Notes

[53] i.e., our leaders and our dignitaries.

Noor International · source edition

(67) And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,[1213] and they led us astray from the [right] way.

Notes

[1213]- Also interpreted to mean "our noble ones and our elders [i.e., distinguished scholars]."