Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And recite thou to them the report of him to whom We gave Our proofs, but he detached himself from them; so the satan followed him, and he was of those who err.

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَاَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اٰتَيْنَاهُ اٰيَاتِنَا فَانْسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَاَتْبَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَاو۪ينَ
Watlu AAalayhim nabaa allatheeataynahu ayatina fansalakhaminha faatbaAAahu ashshaytanu fakanamina alghaween
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1wa-ut'luAnd reciteتلو
2ʿalayhimto them
3naba-a(the) storyنبا
4alladhī(of the) one whom
5ātaynāhuWe gave [him]اتي
6āyātināOur Versesايي
7fa-insalakhabut he detachedسلخ
8min'hā[from] them
9fa-atbaʿahuso followed himتبع
10l-shayṭānuthe Shaitaanشطن
11fakānaand he becameكون
12minaof
13l-ghāwīnathose gone astrayغوي
  • Aisha Bewley

    Recite to them the tale of him to whom We gave Our Signs, but who then cast them to one side and Shaytan caught up with him. He was one of those lured into error.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And recite to them the story of the person whom Our revelations were given to him, but he removed himself from them, and thus the devil followed him, and He became of those who went astray.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And tell them what happens to him whom We have conveyed Our Messages and he passes them by. So his selfish desire overtakes him, and he becomes of those who lose their way.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And recite thou to them the report of him to whom We gave Our proofs, but he detached himself from them; so the satan followed him, and he was of those who err.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And recite to them the news of the person whom Our revelations were given to him, but he removed himself from them, and thus the devil followed him, and He became of those who went astray.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Relate to them the news of the person whom We gave him Our signs, but he withdrew from them, and thus the devil followed him, and He became of those who went astray.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Recite for them the news of one who was given our proofs, but chose to disregard them. Consequently, the devil pursued him, until he became a strayer.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Relate to them the plight of the man whom We gave Our signs, but he passed them by, so that Satan came after him, and he went astray.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And recite to them, , the news of him to whom we gave Our signs, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And tell them what happens to him to whom We vouchsafe Our messages and who then discards them: Satan catches up with him, and he strays, like so many others, into grievous error.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Recite unto them the tale of him to whom We gave Our revelations, but he sloughed them off, so Satan overtook him and he became of those who lead astray.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    And recite to them the story of the man to whom We gave Our signs* and who turned away from them; then ultimately Satan caught up with him and he was led astray.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And narrate to the Jews O Muhammad the story of the Israelite to whom We imparted intellectual acquaintance with all the facts and We vested him with the power of comprehending Our signs. Yet he blinded his mind's eyes and refrained from proceeding with Our purpose. By consequence, We sent him to the Devil who had led him by the nose to the maze of error.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Tell to people what happened to a certain person to whom My miracles were revealed but he chose to disregard them, follow the Satan and, consequently, ended up among the losers.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And recite (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), but he threw them away; so Shaitân (Satan) followed him up, and he became of those who went astray.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of the one to whom We gave Our signs, but he abandoned them, so Satan took hold of him, and he became a deviant.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Recite to them the story of the one whom We gave Our verses, then he wriggled out from them, so Satan pursued him and he became one of the perverted.

  • Abdul Haleem

    , tell them the story of the man to whom We gave Our messages: he sloughed them off, so Satan took him as his follower and he went astray-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And recite to them the tiding of him to whom We gave Our signs, but he cast them off; and Satan followed after him, and he became one of the perverts.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Read to them the declaration of him to whom we brought our signs, and who stepped away therefrom, and Satan followed him, and he was of those who were beguiled.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Read to them the declaration of him to whom We brought our Signs, and who stepped away there from, and Satan followed him, and he became one of those who lead (tempt or are tempted to go) astray.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And recite to them the tiding of him to whom We brought Our signs, yet he stripped himself out of them; (i. e., he abaudoned them) then Ash-Shytan (The all-vicious one, i.e., the Devil) followed up after him, (and) so he became of the misguided..

  • George Sale

    And relate to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Signs, but he stepped away from them; so Satan followed him up and he became one of those who go astray.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Tell them the story of the man to whom We sent Our Signs, but he let them pass: So Satan kept after him, and he went astray.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And relate to them the news of him to whom We gave Our commandments but he withdrew himself therefrom, the satan followed him with the result that he became one of those led astray (and became a pervert).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Relate to them an account of him to whom We gave Our signs, but he cast them off. Thereupon Satan pursued him, and he became one of the perverse.