Quran 34:20 — Saba, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Satan was proved right in his opinion of them, for they all followed him- except for a group of believers-
وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
walaqad ṣaddaqa ʿalayhim ib'līsu ẓannahu fa-ittabaʿūhu illā farīqan mina l-mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Iblis proved true his opinion of them, and they followed him, except a party of the believers.
- Muhammad Asad
- Now, indeed, Iblis did prove that his opinion of them had been right: for [when he called them,] they followed him - all but some of the believers [among them].
- Sahih International
- And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And certainly | — |
| 2 | صَدَّقَṣaddaqa | found true | صدق |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | about them | — |
| 4 | إِبْلِيسُib'līsu | Iblis | — |
| 5 | ظَنَّهُۥẓannahu | his assumption | ظنن |
| 6 | فَٱتَّبَعُوهُfa-ittabaʿūhu | so they followed him | تبع |
| 7 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 8 | فَرِيقًۭاfarīqan | a group | فرق |
| 9 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 10 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna | the believers | أمن |