The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:15

The Rock · Verse 15 of 99

لَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَارُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَسْحُورُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Even then these people would surely say, `Our eyes have only been dazed; rather We are a bewitched people.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been bewitched by sorcery.

Ahmed Ali

They will say all the same: "Our eyes were dazed (and clouded over). We were a people ensorcelled."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

They would say, "Our eyes are but spellbound; rather, we have been bewitched!"

Daryabadi

They would surely say: intoxicated have been our sights; aye! we are a people enchanted.

Faridul Haque

Even then they would say, "Our sights have been hypnotised - in fact, a magic spell has been cast upon us."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They would say: Only our eyes have been covered over, rather we are an enchanted people.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They would surely say, `Only our eyes are dazed; rather we are a bewitched people'

Muhammad Asad

they would surely have said, "It is only our eyes that are spellbound! Nay, we have been bewitched!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

They would surely say: "Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled. Nay, we are a people bewitched."

Muhammad Pickthall

They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched.

Muhammad Sarwar

they would have said, "Our eyes are bewildered and we have been affected by magic."

Muhammed ali Shakir

They would certainly say: Only our eyes have been covered over, rather we are an enchanted people.

Rashad Khalifa

they will say, "Our eyes have been deceived. We have been bewitched."

Shabbir Ahmed

They would say, "Our eyes are intoxicated. Nay, we are a people bewitched."