Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“From the evil of the retreating whisperer

مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِۙ
Min sharri alwaswasi alkhannas
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2sharri(the) evilشرر
3l-waswāsi(of) the whispererوسوس
4l-khanāsithe one who withdrawsخنس
  • Aisha Bewley

    from the evil of the insidious whisperer

  • Progressive Muslims

    "From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    From the evil of the whispering elusive tempter, the covert desire.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “From the evil of the retreating whisperer

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "From the evil of the sneaky whisperer,"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "From the evils of sneaky whisperers.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    From the evil of him who breathes temptations into the minds of men,

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

    From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

  • Muhammad Asad

    "from the evil of the whispering, elusive tempter

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    from the mischief of the whispering, elusive prompter who returns again and again,*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "Counter to the evil generated by the sneak whisperer and by his confederates, and by those with characteristics befitting AL-Shaytan (Satan) separately or combined",

  • Bijan Moeinian

    (I beg the Master to protect me) From the evil of the sneaking whisperers.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one’s heart after one remembers Allâh).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    from the evil of the lurking whisperer—

  • Taqi Usmani

    from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws (when Allah’s name is pronounced),

  • Abdul Haleem

    against the harm of the slinking whisperer––

  • Arthur John Arberry

    from the evil of the slinking whisperer

  • E. Henry Palmer

    from the evil of the whisperer, who slinks off,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    From the mischief of the Whisperer, who slinks off,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    From the evil of the constantly slinking whisperer,

  • George Sale

    that He may deliver me from the mischief of the whisperer who slyly withdraweth,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "From the mischief of the Whisperer (of evil, the Satan, or the Evil one), who hides away (after his whisper)—

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `(That He may protect me) from the evil (of the whisperings) of the whisperer, the sneaking one.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    from the evil of the sneaky tempter