Surah Al-Qamar — Verse 24

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فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidannattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalinwasuAAur

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

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.