Surah Al-Jinn — Verse 19
The Jinn · 72:19 · 19/28
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا
Waannahu lamma qama AAabdu AllahiyadAAoohu kadoo yakoonoona AAalayhi libada
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."
Mufti Taqi Usmani
and that when Allah’s servant stood invoking Him, they almost rushed on him in crowds.”
Al-Hilali & Khan
And when the slave of Allâh (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood up invoking Him (his Lord - Allâh) in prayer they (the jinn) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet’s recitation).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
and when Allah's servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
Yet [thus it is] that whenever a servant of God stands up in prayer to Him, they [who are bent on denying the truth] would gladly overwhelm him with their crowds.
Rowwad · source edition
Yet when the slave of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they swarmed around him[10].”
Notes
[10] Crowding in the manner of locusts on top of one another in order to hear him (ﷺ). It refers to the jinn or to the Arabs pagans.
Noor International · source edition
(19) And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."[1774]
Notes
[1774]- Crowding on top of each other in the manner of locusts in order to hear him (ﷺ). "They" may refer to the jinn or to the disbelievers among the Arabs.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
19. And when the slave of Allâh (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood up invoking Him (his Lord - Allâh) in prayer they (the jinn) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet’s recitation).