Surah An-Najm — Verse 28

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وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا

Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wa-innaaththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqishay-a

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They have no knowledge to base this on: they merely follow guesswork. Guesswork is of no value against the Truth.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They do not have knowledge about it. They follow nothing but conjecture, and conjecture is of no avail in (the matter of) Truth.

Al-Hilali & Khan

But they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and verily, guess is no substitute for the truth.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

although they have no knowledge regarding that. They only follow their conjecture and conjecture can never take the place of the Truth.