Surah An-Nisa — Verse 117

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إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَـٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَـٰنًا مَّرِيدًا

In yadAAoona min doonihi illa inathanwa-in yadAAoona illa shaytanan mareeda

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

In His place the idolaters invoke only females, and Satan, the rebel

Marmaduke Pickthall

They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none else than Satan, a rebel

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: They call but upon satan the persistent rebel!

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They invoke none, besides Him, but feminine objects; and they invoke none but Satan, the rebel

Al-Hilali & Khan

They (all those who worship others than Allâh) invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allâh), and they invoke nothing but Shaitân (Satan), a persistent rebel!

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Rather than call upon Him, they call upon goddesses, and call upon a rebellious Satan