Quran 72:4 Translations ⓘ

Al-Jinn (The Jinn) 72:4

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا

Transliteration

Waannahu kana yaqoolu safeehuna AAala Allahi shatatan

Ahmad Ali

Certainly the foolish among us say preposterous things of God.

Ali Qarai

The foolish ones among us used to speak atrocious lies concerning Allah.

Amhad Khan

‘And that the fool among us used to utter false exaggerations against Allah.’

Arberry

The fool among us spoke against God outrage,

Corpus Quran

And that he used to speak - the foolish among us against Allah an excessive transgression.

Daryabadi

And the foolish among us were wont to forge lie against Allah exceedingly.

Hilali & Khan

'And that the foolish among us [i.e. Iblis (Satan) or the polytheists amongst the jinns] used to utter against Allah that which was wrong and not right.

Maududi

and that “the foolish among us have been wont to say outrageous things about Allah”;

Muhammad Sarwar

The dimwit one (the devil) among us has been telling confused lies about God.

Muhammad Shakir

And that the foolish amongst us used to forge extravagant things against Allah:

Pickthall

And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.

Qaribullah

The ignorant fool among us has spoken outrageously against Allah,

Sahih Intl

And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

Talal Itani

But the fools among us used to say nonsense about God.

Wahihuddin Khan

And [now we know] that the foolish among us have been saying outrageous things about God.

Yusuf Ali

'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah;