Quran 72:6 Translations ⓘ

Al-Jinn (The Jinn) 72:6

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا

Transliteration

Waannahu kana rijalun mina alinsi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohum rahaqan

Ahmad Ali

But some men used to seek refuge with some jinns, and this increased their waywardness;

Ali Qarai

Indeed some persons from the humans would seek the protection of some persons from the jinn, thus only adding to their rebellion.

Amhad Khan

‘And indeed some men among humans used to take the protection of some men among jinns, so it further increased their haughtiness.’

Arberry

But there were certain men of mankind who would take refuge with certain men of the jinn, and they increased them in vileness,

Corpus Quran

And that (there) were men among mankind who sought refuge in (the) men from the jinn, so they increased them (in) burden.

Daryabadi

And persons among humankind have been seeking refuge with persons of the Jinn, so that they increased them in evil disposition.

Hilali & Khan

'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, but they (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.

Maududi

and that “some from among the humans used to seek protection of some among the jinn, and thus they increased the arrogance of the jinn”;

Muhammad Sarwar

"Certain human beings sought refuge with certain jinn and this increased the rebelliousness of those jinn.

Muhammad Shakir

And that persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among jinn, so they increased them in wrongdoing:

Pickthall

And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);

Qaribullah

But there were certain men from mankind who would take refuge with certain males from the jinn and they increased them in tyranny.

Sahih Intl

And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.

Talal Itani

Some individual humans used to seek power through some individual jinn, but they only increased them in confusion.

Wahihuddin Khan

Some men used to seek refuge with the jinn in the past, but that only increased their insolence.

Yusuf Ali

'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.