Surah Al-Jinn — Verse 6

The Jinn · 72:6 · 6/28

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا

Waannahu kana rijalun minaal-insi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohumrahaqa

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and that some guys from human beings used to seek refuge with some guys of the Jinn, and thus they increased them (the Jinns) in arrogance,

Al-Hilali & Khan

‘And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin and transgression.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and that “some from among the humans used to seek protection of some among the jinn, and thus they increased the arrogance of the jinn”;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Yet [it has always happened] that certain kinds of humans would seek refuge with certain kinds of [such] invisible forces: but these only increased their confusion –