Quran 72:4 — Al-Jinn, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Outrageous things have been said about God by the foolish among us,
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا
wa-annahu kāna yaqūlu safīhunā ʿalā l-lahi shaṭaṭan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The fool among us spoke against God outrage,
- Muhammad Asad
- "'And [now we know] that the foolish among us were wont to say outrageous things about God,
- Sahih International
- And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahu | And that he | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | used to | كون |
| 3 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | speak | قول |
| 4 | سَفِيهُنَاsafīhunā | the foolish among us | سفه |
| 5 | عَلَىʿalā | against | — |
| 6 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 7 | شَطَطًۭاshaṭaṭan | an excessive transgression | شطط |