Surah Al-Anfal — Verse 55

The Spoils of War · 8:55 · 55/75

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Inna sharra addawabbi AAindaAllahi allatheena kafaroo fahum la yu'minoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

The worst creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe;

Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the ungrateful who will not believe.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Surely, the worst of all the moving creatures, in the sight of Allah, are those who reject Faith and do not believe

Al-Hilali & Khan

Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allâh are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Surely the worst moving creatures in the sight of Allah are those who definitively denied the truth and are therefore in no way prepared to accept it;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Verily, the vilest creatures in the sight of God are those who are bent on denying the truth and therefore do not believe.

Rowwad · source edition

The worst of moving creatures[32] before Allah are those who persist in disbelief, so they do not believe,

Notes

[32] See 8:22-23.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

55. Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allâh are those who disbelieve[6], - so they shall not believe.

Notes

[6] (V.8:55) i.e. disbelieve in their Lord (Allâh), deny His Oneness, worship others besides Him, deny His Messengers, and believe not in the Divine Revelation.