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Quran 17:53

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 53 of 111 · Juz 15

وَقُل لِّعِبَادِى يَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا

Translations of Quran 17:53
EnglishTalal Itani

Tell My servants to say what is best. Satan sows discord among them. Satan is to man an open enemy.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Tell My bondmen to speak that which is kindlier. Lo! the devil soweth discord among them. Lo! the devil is for man an open foe.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Kullarıma söyle ki: en güzel olan kelimeyi söylesinler çünkü Şeytan aralarını gıcıklar, çünkü Şeytan insana açık bir düşman bulunuyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dis à mes serviteurs de ne parler qu’avec douceur, car Satan pourrait semer la discorde entre eux. Satan est l’ennemi déclaré de l’homme.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zeg tot mijne dienaren, dat zij met zachtheid tot de ongeloovigen spreken, opdat zij hen niet verbitteren; want Satan zaait tweedracht onder hen, en Satan is een verklaarde vijand der menschen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di’ a miei servi di non parlare che con dolcezza, poichè Satana potrebbe seminar la discordia fra loro. Satana è il nemico dichiarato dell’uomo.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.