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Quran 53:23

Surah An-Najm (The Star), verse 23 of 62 · Juz 27

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Translations of Quran 53:23
EnglishTalal Itani

These are nothing but names, which you have devised, you and your ancestors, for which Allah sent down no authority. They follow nothing but assumptions, and what the ego desires, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Onlar hiç bir şey değil sırf sizin ve babalarınızın taktığınız kuru isimler, Allah onlara öyle bir saltanat indirmedi, yalnız zanna ve nefislerin sevdasına tabi' oluyorlar, halbuki rablarından kendilerine doğru yolu gösteren, geldi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ce ne sont que des noms ; c’est vous et vos pères qui les avez ainsi nommés. Dieu ne vous a révélé aucune preuve à ce sujet ; vous ne suivez que vos idées et vos penchants, et cependant vous avez reçu une direction de votre Seigneur.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Het zijn slechts ijdele namen, welke gij en uwe vaderen godheden hebt genoemd. God heeft nopens hen niets geopenbaard, wat hunne vereering wettigt. Zij volgen slechts eene ijdele meening en wat hunne zielen begeeren; en toch is de ware richting van hunnen Heer tot hen gekomen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non sono che nomi; voi ed i vostri padri gli avete chiamati così. Dio non vi ha rivelato alcuna prova su ciò. Voi non seguite che mere supposizioni ed i vostri desiderj, e pure avete ricevuta una direzione dal vostro Signore.

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