50. Surah Qaf, Verse 27
His companion will say: “Our Lord: I did not cause him to transgress, but he was in extreme error.”
Translations
Notes
Aisha Bewley
His inseparable comrade will say, ‘Our Lord, I did not make him overstep the limits. He was, in any case, far astray.’
Progressive Muslims
His constant companion said: "Our Lord, I did not corrupt him, but he was already far astray. "
Shabbir Ahmed
Man's comrade (desire) will say, "Our Lord! I did not mislead him. He himself was far astray."
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
His companion will say: “Our Lord: I did not cause him to transgress, but he was in extreme error.”
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
His associate said: "Our Lord, I did not corrupt him, but he was already far astray."
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
His companion said, "Our Lord, I did not mislead him; he was far astray."
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
His companion will say: "O Lord, I did not lead him to wickedness, but he was himself far astray. "
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
His companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he was in extreme error. "
Muhammad Asad
Man’s other self’ will say: "O our Sustainer! It was not I that led his conscious mind into evil but it had gone far astray !
Marmaduke Pickthall
His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error.
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
His companion said:" I did not incite him to rebel; he was far gone into error of his own accord."*
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
His satanic friend or companion will say: "My Creator, I never incited him to evil; he was already and thus early an opinionated man who had erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep".
Bijan Moeinian
His companion (Satan) will say: "Our Lord, I did not misled him, he himself (in his freedom of choose) chose to rebel. "
Al-Hilali & Khan
His companion (Satan - devil) will say: "Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds) but he was himself in error far astray."
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far astray."
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
One’s ˹devilish˺ associate will say, "Our Lord! I did not make them transgress. Rather, they were far astray ˹on their own˺."
Taqi Usmani
His (evil) companion (i.e. the Satan) will say, "O our Lord, I did not cause him to rebel, but he was himself (involved) in straying far from the track."
Abdul Haleem
and his companion will say, ‘Lord, I did not make him transgress; he had already gone far astray himself.’
Arthur John Arberry
And his comrade shall say, 'Our Lord, I made him not insolent, but he was in far error. '
E. Henry Palmer
His mate shall say, 'Our Lord! I seduced him not, but he was in a remote error. '
Hamid S. Aziz
His companion will say, "Our Lord! I did not lead him into transgression but he himself was in great error. "
Mahmoud Ghali
His comrade will say, "Our Lord, in no way did I cause him to be inordinate; but he was in far error. "
George Sale
His companion shall say, O Lord, I did not seduce him; but he was in a wide error.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
His companion, (the Satan in the Hell) will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far away (from good). "
Amatul Rahman Omar
(The disbeliever will blame) his (evil) associate (who) will say, `O our Lord! it was not I that seduced him to transgress but he himself was deeply sunk in error. '
Ali Quli Qarai
His companion will say, ‘Our Lord! I did not make him a rebel, but he was in extreme error. ’