Surah An-Nisa — Verse 120

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يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

YaAAiduhum wayumanneehim wamayaAAiduhumu ashshaytanu illa ghuroora

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

He [i.e., Satan] promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

he makes them promises and raises false hopes, but Satan’s promises are nothing but delusion.

Marmaduke Pickthall

He promiseth them and stirreth up desires in them, and Satan promiseth them only to beguile.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He (the Satan) makes promises to them, and he tempts them with hopes. The Satan does not make a promise to them but to deceive.

Al-Hilali & Khan

He [Shaitân (Satan)] makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaitân’s (Satân) promises are nothing but deceptions.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Satan makes promises to them and fills them with vain hopes, but whatever he promises them is merely delusion.