Surah Saba — Verse 20
Sheba · 34:20 · 20/54
وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Walaqad saddaqa AAalayhim ibleesu thannahufattabaAAoohu illa fareeqan mina almu'mineen
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Satan was proved right in his opinion of them, for they all followed him- except for a group of believers-
Marmaduke Pickthall
And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
Iblīs (Satan)has found his assessment true about them. So they followed him, except a group of the believers.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And indeed Iblîs (Satan) did prove true his thought about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allâh).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
Iblis found his estimate of them to be true, and they followed him, except a party of the believers.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
Now, indeed, Iblis did prove that his opinion of them had been right: for [when he called them,] they followed him - all but some of the believers [among them].
Rowwad · source edition
Satan found his assumption[15] about them[16] to be true, for they followed him, except for a group of the believers,
Notes
[15] That he would be able to mislead them. [16] i.e., the people of Sheba or humankind in general.
Noor International · source edition
(20) And Iblees had already confirmed through them[1228] his assumption,[1229] so they followed him, except for a party of believers.
Notes
[1228]- i.e., the people of Saba’ or mankind in general. [1229]- That mankind could readily be misled by him.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
20. And indeed Iblîs (Satan) did prove true his thought about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allâh).