Quran 7:202 — Al-A'raaf, verse 202
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
the followers of devils are led relentlessly into error by them and cannot stop.
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَ
wa-ikh'wānuhum yamuddūnahum fī l-ghayi thumma lā yuq'ṣirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and their brothers they lead on into error, then they stop not short.
- Muhammad Asad
- even though their [godless] brethren would [like to] draw them into error: and then they cannot fail [to do what is right].
- Sahih International
- But their brothers - they [i.e., the devils] increase them in error; then they do not stop short.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِخْوَٰنُهُمْwa-ikh'wānuhum | But their brothers | أخو |
| 2 | يَمُدُّونَهُمْyamuddūnahum | they plunge them | مدد |
| 3 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 4 | ٱلْغَىِّl-ghayi | the error | غوي |
| 5 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 6 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 7 | يُقْصِرُونَyuq'ṣirūna | they cease | قصر |