Surah As-Saffat — Verse 35

Those who set the Ranks · 37:35 · 35/182

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Innahum kanoo itha qeela lahumla ilaha illa Allahu yastakbiroon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant,

Marmaduke Pickthall

For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornful

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They were those to whom when it was said: “There is no god but Allah”, they waxed proud,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Truly, when it was said to them: Lâ ilâha illallâh "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Whenever it was said to them: “There is no true deity apart from Allah,” they waxed proud

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

for, behold, whenever they were told, “There is no deity save God,” they would glory in their arrogance

Rowwad · source edition

for whenever it was said to them, “None has the right to be worshiped except Allah,” they became arrogant,

Hilali and Khan · source edition

35. Truly, when it was said to them: Lâ ilâha illallâh "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh)," they puffed themselves up with pride[3] (i.e. denied it).

Notes

[3] (V.37:35) See the footnote of (V.22:9).