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Quran 4:172

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 172 of 176 · Juz 6

لَّن يَسْتَنكِفَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبْدًا لِّلَّهِ وَلَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَسْتَنكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا

Translations of Quran 4:172
EnglishTalal Itani

The Messiah does not disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor do the favored angels. Whoever disdains His worship, and is too arrogant—He will round them up to Himself all together.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The Messiah will never scorn to be a slave unto Allah, nor will the favoured angels. Whoso scorneth His service and is proud, all such will He assemble unto Him;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hiç bir zaman Mesih de Allah’ın bir kulu olmaktan çekinmez, melâike-i mukarrebîn de, ve her kim ona ibadetten çekinir ve kibirlenirse bilsin ki O yarın hepsini toplayıp huzuruna haşredecek.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Le Messie ne dédaigne pas d’être le serviteur de Dieu, pas plus que les anges qui approchent Dieu. Quant à ceux qui dédaignent d’adorer Dieu, qui s’enflent d’orgueil, Dieu les rassemblera tous devant lui.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Christus versmaadt niet trotsch, Gods dienaar te zijn, noch de engelen, die hem naderen. En hij, die zijnen dienst versmaadt en die door hoovaardij is vervuld, God zal hen allen voor zich verzamelen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Il Messia non isdegna di essere il servitore di Dio, come neppure gli angeli che l’avvicinano. Dio radunerà un giorno i disprezzanti, e gli orgogliosi.

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