Quran 4:120 — An-Nisaa, verse 120
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
he makes them promises and raises false hopes, but Satan’s promises are nothing but delusion.
يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا
yaʿiduhum wayumannīhim wamā yaʿiduhumu l-shayṭānu illā ghurūran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He promises them and fills them with fancies, but there is nothing Satan promises them except delusion.
- Muhammad Asad
- he holds out promises to them, and fills them with vain desires: yet whatever Satan promises them is but meant to delude the mind.
- Sahih International
- He [i.e., Satan] promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَعِدُهُمْyaʿiduhum | He promises them | وعد |
| 2 | وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖwayumannīhim | and arouses desires in them | مني |
| 3 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 4 | يَعِدُهُمُyaʿiduhumu | promises them | وعد |
| 5 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu | the Shaitaan | شطن |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | غُرُورًاghurūran | deception | غرر |