Surah Al-Qamar — Verse 24

The Moon · 54:24 · 24/55

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidannattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalinwasuAAur

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane!

Marmaduke Pickthall

For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So they said, “Shall we follow a single human being from among us? Then we will be in error and insanity.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And they said: "A man, alone among us - shall we follow him? Truly then we should be in error and distress (or madness)!"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

saying: “Are we to follow a single mortal, one from among ourselves? If we do that, we shall surely be in error and folly.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and they said: “Are we to follow one single mortal, one from among ourselves? In that case, behold, we would certainly sink into error and folly!

Rowwad · source edition

They said, “Shall we follow a single human being[9] from among us? Then we would surely be in error and insanity!

Notes

[9] i.e., Prophet Sālih (عليه السلام).

Noor International · source edition

(24) And said, "Is it one human being[1582] among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

Notes

[1582]- i.e., the prophet Ṣāliḥ.