# 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 52 - **Surah:** 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) — سورة الذاريات - **Verse:** 52 / 60 · **Juz:** 27 · **Mushaf page:** 522 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-52 ## Arabic كَذٰلِكَ مَٓا اَتَى الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ اِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ اَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ## Transcription Kathalika ma ata allatheenamin qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirunaw majnoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Equally, no Messenger came to those before them without their saying, ‘A magician or a madman!’ ### Progressive Muslims Likewise, when a messenger went to those before them, they said: "A magician, or crazy. " ### Shabbir Ahmed But, thus it is. No Messenger came to those before their time, but they said, "A wizard or a madman!" ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Thus came there no messenger to those before them save they said: “A sorcerer, or one possessed.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Likewise, when a messenger went to those before them, they said: "A magician, or crazy." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Consistently, when a messenger went to the previous generations, they said, "Magician," or, "Crazy." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Even thus no apostle came to those before them but they said: "He is a sorcerer or a mad man. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman. " ### Muhammad Asad [But] thus it is: never yet came any apostle to those who lived before their time but they said, "A spel1binder ### Marmaduke Pickthall Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman! ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Thus has it been (in the past): never did a Messenger come to the nations that preceded them but they said: "(He is) a sorcerer, or a mad-man."[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, this has not happened for the first time that the people are calling the Messenger sent by Allah a sorcerer and a madman when they heard the news of the Hereafter and the invitation to the Oneness of Allah from him. The whole history of Prophethood bears evidence that ever since the Messengers started coming for the guidance of mankind, ignorant people have been repeating the same folly in the same manner. Whichever Messenger came and gave them the warning that they were not the servants of many gods but One God alone is their Creator and Deity and Master of their destinies, ignorant people said that he was a sorcerer, who wanted to beguile and misguide them by his sorcery. Whichever Messenger came and warned them that they had not been created and left irresponsible in the world, but that at the conclusion of their life-work they would have to present themselves before their Creator and Master and render an account of their deeds and in consequence thereof they will be rewarded or punished accordingly, the foolish people cried out that he was a madman and had lost his reason because no one could be resurrected after death. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Bear with them O Muhammad; no Messenger that was sent to the people before them but they unjustly labeled him a sorceror or a demoniac. ### Bijan Moeinian This is a trend: whenever a Prophet is sent to a people, they would say: "He is a crazy magician. " ### Al-Hilali & Khan Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!" ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"! ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Similarly, no messenger came to those before them without being told: "A magician or a madman!" ### Taqi Usmani In similar way, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, "(He is) a magician or a madman." ### Abdul Haleem Every previous people to whom a messenger was sent also said, ‘A sor-cerer, or maybe a madman!’ ### Arthur John Arberry Even so not a Messenger came to those before them but they said, 'A sorcerer, or a man possessed!' ### E. Henry Palmer Thus there came no apostle to those before them, but they said, 'A sorcerer, mad!' ### Hamid S. Aziz Thus there did not come to those before them a messenger but they said, "(He is) A sorcerer or a mad man. " ### Mahmoud Ghali Thus in no way did (any) Messenger come up to the ones even before them except that they said, "A sorcerer or a madman. " ### George Sale In like manner there came no apostle unto their predecessors, but they said, this man is a magician, or a madman. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Like this, no messenger came to the peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, an (evil) magician, or a madman! ### Amatul Rahman Omar Even so, no Messenger came to their predecessors but they said, `(He is) a sorcerer, or (rather) a madman, ### Ali Quli Qarai So it was that there did not come to those who were before them any apostle but they said, ‘A magician,’ or ‘A crazy man!’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü İşte (gerçek durum) böyle! Onlardan öncekilere de (Allah'a, hakikatlerine çağıran) herhangi bir Rasul geldiğinde, mutlaka: "Bu büyücü veya mecnun" dediler. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı İşte böyle; onlardan öncekiler de bir elçi gelmeyiversin, mutlaka: "Büyücü ve cinlenmiş" demişlerdir. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Aynen bunların yaptığı gibi, onlardan öncekilere de bir peygamber geldiğinde ona "büyücü" ya da "deli" demişlerdi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali İşte böyle! Onlardan öncekilere hiçbir peygamber gelmemişti ki, "O bir büyücüdür" yahut "bir delidir" demiş olmasınlar. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Böyle, bunlardan evvelkiler bir Resul gelince behemehal ya sahir dediler ya mecnun ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Böyle, onlardan öncekiler bir peygamber gelince muhakkak: "Ya sihirbaz, ya delidir" dediler. ### Gültekin Onan İşte böyle; onlardan öncekiler de bir elçi gelmeyiversin, mutlaka: "Büyücü ve cinlenmiş" demişlerdir. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Onlardan evvelkilere de herhangi bir peygamber gelmedi ki (onun hakkında da) mutlakaa böylece sihirbaz, yahud mecnun dediler. ### İbni Kesir İşte böyle. Onlardan öncekilere herhangi bir peygamber geldiğinde sadece; büyücüdür veya delidir, dediler. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı İşte böyle, kendilerinden önce yaşamış olanlara da hangi elçi geldiyse, mutlaka, "(O) bir göz boyayıcı(dır), yahut bir deli!" dediler. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı İşte, böyle... Onlardan öncekilere de bir elçi gelmedi ki ona sihirbaz veya mecnun dememiş olsunlar. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali İşte böyle, onlardan önce de ne kadar elçi geldiyse mutlaka: "Büyücü veya cinlenmiş" dediler. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali İşte böyle! Onlardan önce herhangi bir resul geldiğinde, mutlaka şöyle dediler: "Ya büyücüdür ya deli." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an İşte böyle! Onlardan öncekiler, kendilerine gelen her peygambere mutlaka "sihirbaz" ya da "mecnun" dediler; ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Aynen bunlar gibi, bunlardan öncekiler de, kendilerine gelen rasullere, "Sihirbazdır veya mecnundur." dan başka bir şey demediler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek İşte böyle. Onlardan öncekiler de gelen her elçiye başka bir şey söylemediler: "Ya büyücü ya da deli!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Hep öyle oldu; daha önce de hangi elçi gelse, ya büyücü ya da cinlerin etkisine girmiş dediler. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Böylece onlardan öncekilere herhangi bir elçi geldiğinde elbette "O bir büyücüdür veya cinlenmiştir!" demişlerdi. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Aynen bunlar gibi, bunlardan öncekiler de kendilerine gelen resullere, "Sihirbazdır veya mecnundur." dan başka bir şey demediler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Aynen bunlar gibi, bunlardan öncekiler de kendilerine gelen Resullere, "Sihirbazdır veya mecnundur." dan başka bir şey demediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Hep böyle olmuştur; bunlardan öncekiler de kendilerine gelen her elçiye mutlaka ya "sihirbaz" ya da "cinlerin etkisine girmiş" demişlerdir[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Müminun 23/20,](https://quran.so/23/20) [Şuara 26/27,](https://quran.so/26/27) [Zariyat 51/39,](https://quran.so/51/39) [Kamer 54/9.](https://quran.so/54/9) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | كَذَٰلِكَ — kadhālika | Likewise | — | | 2 | مَآ — mā | not | — | | 3 | أَتَى — atā | came | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 4 | ٱلَّذِينَ — alladhīna | (to) those | — | | 5 | مِن — min | before them | — | | 6 | قَبْلِهِم — qablihim | before them | قبل — Kaf-Be-Lam | | 7 | مِّن — min | any | — | | 8 | رَّسُولٍ — rasūlin | Messenger | رسل — Ra-Sin-Lam | | 9 | إِلَّا — illā | but | — | | 10 | قَالُوا۟ — qālū | they said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 11 | سَاحِرٌ — sāḥirun | A magician | سحر — Sin-Ha-Ra | | 12 | أَوْ — aw | or | — | | 13 | مَجْنُونٌ — majnūnun | a madman | جنن — Cim-Nun-Nun | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-51.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-53.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.