Quran 4:117 — An-Nisaa, verse 117
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
In His place the idolaters invoke only females, and Satan, the rebel
إِنْ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ إِلَّا إِنَاثًا وَإِنْ يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَانًا مَرِيدًا
in yadʿūna min dūnihi illā ināthan wa-in yadʿūna illā shayṭānan marīdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- In stead of Him, they pray not except to female beings; they pray not except to a rebel Satan accursed by God.
- Muhammad Asad
- In His stead, they invoke only lifeless symbols - thus invoking none but a rebellious Satan
- Sahih International
- They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنin | Not | — |
| 2 | يَدْعُونَyadʿūna | they invoke | دعو |
| 3 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 4 | دُونِهِۦٓdūnihi | besides Him | دون |
| 5 | إِلَّآillā | but | — |
| 6 | إِنَـٰثًۭاināthan | female (deities) | أنث |
| 7 | وَإِنwa-in | and not | — |
| 8 | يَدْعُونَyadʿūna | they invoke | دعو |
| 9 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 10 | شَيْطَـٰنًۭاshayṭānan | Shaitaan | شطن |
| 11 | مَّرِيدًۭاmarīdan | rebellious | مرد |