سورة الإسرَاء
Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:47
The Night-Journey · Verse 47 of 111
نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰ إِذْ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنْ تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَسْحُورًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
We know very well the purpose of their listening when they listen to you (and the purpose with which they confer) when they confer in private (and) when the unjust say, `You follow none but a man who is defrauded and deprived of reason.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We know best why it is they listen, when they listen to thee; and when they meet in private conference, behold, the wicked say, "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched!
Ahmed Ali
We know well with what (intent) they hear you, for when they confer privately the wicked say: "You follow but a man deluded."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
We know best what they wish to hear when they listen to you and that, when they are secluded among themselves, these wrongdoers say (to one another): "You are following but a man bewitched."
Daryabadi
We are Best Knower of that wherewith they listen what time they listen to thee and what time they counsel together in secret, when the wrong-doers say: ye but follow a man enchanted.
Faridul Haque
We know well why they listen when they lend ears to you, and when they discuss among themselves, when the unjust say, "You have not followed except a man who is under a magic spell."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
We know best what they listen to when they listen to thee, and when they take counsel secretly, when the wrongdoers say: You follow only a man deprived of reason.
Maulvi Sher Ali
WE knowest best what they listen for, when they listen to thee, and when they confer in private, when the wrongdoers say, `You follow none but a man who is a victim of deception.'
Muhammad Asad
We are fully aware of what they are listening for when they listen to thee for when they are secluded among themselves, lo! these wrongdoers say [unto one another], "If you were to follow [Muhammad, you would follow] only a man bewitched!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
We know best of what they listen to, when they listen to you. And when they take secret counsel, behold, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) say: "You follow none but a bewitched man."
Muhammad Pickthall
We are Best Aware of what they wish to hear when they give ear to thee and when they take secret counsel, when the evil-doers say: Ye follow but a man bewitched.
Muhammad Sarwar
We know what they want to hear when they listen to you. They whisper to each other and say, "You are only following a bewitched person".
Muhammed ali Shakir
We know best what they listen to when they listen to you, and when they take counsel secretly, when the unjust say: You follow only a man deprived of reason.
Rashad Khalifa
We are fully aware of what they hear, when they listen to you, and when they conspire secretly - the disbelievers say, "You are following a crazy man."
Shabbir Ahmed
We are best Aware of what they wish to hear when they listen to you. Then they hold secret meetings and these wrongdoers say, "You only follow a man who is under the influence of magic."
Commentary 17:47 Mashûr مَّسْحُورً is derived from sahara سَحرَ and sahiraسَحِر. Sahara means either to bewitch or to practice sorcery, sahira is to rise in the morning…
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰ إِذْ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا
17:47 Mashûr مَّسْحُورً is derived from sahara سَحرَ and sahiraسَحِر. Sahara means either to bewitch or to practice sorcery, sahira is to rise in the morning and take food. Mashûrمسحُورis a person who is deprived of senses, who is under a spell, who is the victim of deception, or who is bewitched. It can also mean a person who rises and takes food in the morning for example, to begin the days fast. The verse can thus be translated as “You follow a man who eats food”. The opponents of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) used to object that he was an ordinary person who eats and drinks (cf. 23:33), which they believed undermined his claims.