Quran 17:53 — Al-Israa, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Prophet], tell My servants to say what is best. Satan sows discord among them: Satan is a sworn enemy of man.
وَقُلْ لِعِبَادِي يَقُولُوا الَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ عَدُوًّا مُبِينًا
waqul liʿibādī yaqūlū allatī hiya aḥsanu inna l-shayṭāna yanzaghu baynahum inna l-shayṭāna kāna lil'insāni ʿaduwwan mubīnan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And say to My servants, that they say words that are kindlier. For surely Satan provokes strife between them, and Satan is ever a manifest foe to man.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND TELL My servants that they should speak in the most kindly manner [unto those who do not share their beliefs]: verily, Satan is always ready to stir up discord between men - for, verily, Satan is man's open foe!
- Sahih International
- And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقُلwaqul | And say | قول |
| 2 | لِّعِبَادِىliʿibādī | to My slaves | عبد |
| 3 | يَقُولُوا۟yaqūlū | (to) say | قول |
| 4 | ٱلَّتِىallatī | that | — |
| 5 | هِىَhiya | which | — |
| 6 | أَحْسَنُ ۚaḥsanu | (is) best | حسن |
| 7 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 8 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَl-shayṭāna | the Shaitaan | شطن |
| 9 | يَنزَغُyanzaghu | sows discord | نزغ |
| 10 | بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 11 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 12 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَl-shayṭāna | the Shaitaan | شطن |
| 13 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 14 | لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insāni | to the man | أنس |
| 15 | عَدُوًّۭاʿaduwwan | an enemy | عدو |
| 16 | مُّبِينًۭاmubīnan | clear | بين |