Surah Al-An'am — Verse 76

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فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلَّيْلُ رَءَا كَوْكَبًا ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ

Falamma janna AAalayhi allaylu raakawkaban qala hatha rabbee falamma afala qalala ohibbu al-afileen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that set [i.e., disappear]."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

When the night grew dark over him he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord,’ but when it set, he said, ‘I do not like things that set.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, when the night enveloped him, he saw a star. He said, “This is my Lord.” But, when it vanished, he said, “I do not like those who vanish.”

Al-Hilali & Khan

When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: 'This is my Lord.' But when it went down, he said: 'I do not love the things that go down.'