Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

O you who heed warning: wine, and games of chance, and altars, and divining arrows are an abomination of the work of the satan; so avoid it, that you might be successful.

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْاَنْصَابُ وَالْاَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooinnama alkhamru walmaysiru wal-ansabuwal-azlamu rijsun min AAamali ashshaytanifajtaniboohu laAAallakum tuflihoon
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1yāayyuhāO you
2alladhīnawho
3āmanūbelieveامن
4innamāVerily
5l-khamruthe intoxicantsخمر
6wal-maysiruand [the] games of chanceيسر
7wal-anṣābuand (sacrifices at) altarsنصب
8wal-azlāmuand divining arrowsزلم
9rij'sun(are an) abominationرجس
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11ʿamali(the) workعمل
12l-shayṭāni(of) the Shaitaanشطن
13fa-ij'tanibūhuso avoid itجنب
14laʿallakumso that you may
15tuf'liḥūna(be) successfulفلح
  • Aisha Bewley

    You who have iman! wine and gambling, stone altars and divining arrows are filth from the handiwork of Shaytan. Avoid them completely so that hopefully you will be successful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and altars, and arrows of chance are tools of affliction used by the devil. You shall avoid him so that you may be successful.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Intoxicants, gambling and games of chance, sacrificing animals on stones i. e. altars of idols and idolatrous practices, and divining of the future by such means as arrows, raffles and omens, is all Satan's handiwork. Refrain from it that you may prosper.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    O you who heed warning: wine, and games of chance, and altars, and divining arrows are an abomination of the work of the satan; so avoid it, that you might be successful.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    O you who believe, alcohol, and gambling, and altars, and arrows of chance are tainted - by the work of the devil. You shall avoid him so that you may be successful.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    O you who acknowledge, intoxicants, and gambling, and altars, and arrows of chance are tools of affliction used by the devil. You shall avoid him so that you may be successful.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, and the games of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them, that you may succeed.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    O believers, this wine and gambling, these idols, and these arrows you use for divination, are all acts of Satan; so keep away from them. You may haply prosper.

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

    O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, stone alters , and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.

  • Muhammad Asad

    O YOU who have attained to faith! Intoxicants, and games of chance, and idolatrous practices, and the divining of the future are but a loathsome evil of Satan's doing:' shun it, then, so that you might attain to a happy state!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    O ye who believe! Strong drink and games of chance and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of Satan's handiwork. Leave it aside in order that ye may succeed.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Believers! Intoxicants, games of chance, idolatrous sacrifices at altars, and divining arrows are all abominations, the handiwork of Satan. So turn wholly away from it that you may attain to true success.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    O you who have conformed to Islam You had better realize in fact, that,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    O’ Believers, intoxicating beverages, gambling, the altars of the idols and their superstitious acts are disgusting things suggested by Satan. Avoid these acts so that you may attain the success.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansâb, and Al-Azlâm (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan’s (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    O believers! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and drawing lots for decisions are all evil of Satan’s handiwork. So shun them so you may be successful.

  • Taqi Usmani

    O you who believe! Wine, gambling, altars and divining arrows are filth, made up by Satan. Therefore, refrain from it, so that you may be successful.

  • Abdul Haleem

    You who believe, intoxicants and gambling, idolatrous practices, and arrows are repugnant acts- Satan’s doing- shun them so that you may prosper.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    O believers, wine and arrow-shuffling, idols and divining-arrows are an abomination, some of Satan's work; so avoid it; haply So you will prosper.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    O ye who believe! verily, wine, and el maisar, and statues, and divining (arrows) are only an abomination of Satan's work; avoid them then that haply ye may prosper.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    O you who believe! Verily, strong drinks (intoxicants, fermented or alcoholic drinks), and el maisar (gambling, trying to get something for nothing), and statues (idols), and divining arrows (superstitions and games of chance)) are only an abomination of Satan's work; avoid them then that per chance (or possibly) you may succeed (or prosper).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    O you who have believed, surely wine and games of chance, and altars (for idols) and divining (i. e., divination by arrows or in any other way) are only an abomination of Ash-Shaytan's (The all-vicious, the Devil) doing, so avoid it, that possibly you would prosper.

  • George Sale

    O ye who believe! wine and the game of chance and idols and divining arrows are only the abomination of Satan's handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may prosper.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    O you who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, stones (for sacrifice or for idyllic gestures), and (divination by) arrows, are (all most) undesirable— Of Satan's tricks (and his works) avoid such (undesirable things), so that you may prosper.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance, and alters set up for false deities and divining arrows are only abominations, some of satan's handiworks, therefore shun each one (of these abominations) so that you may attain your goal.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    O you who have faith! Indeed wine, gambling, idols and the divining arrows are abominations of Satan’s doing, so avoid them, so that you may be felicitous.