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Surah Al-Mu’minûn 23:34

The Believers · Verse 34 of 118

وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُمْ بَشَرًا مِثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`And, surely, if you obey a human being like yourselves you will then be the losers indeed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain ye will be lost.

Ahmed Ali

So if you follow a man like yourself you will certainly be doomed.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"If you obey a mortal like yourselves, then you will surely be the losers.

Daryabadi

And were ye to obey a human being like you, ye are forthwith to be losers.

Faridul Haque

"If you were to obey a human like yourselves, then surely you are losers!"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, then surely you are losers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, you will then be surely losers;

Muhammad Asad

and, indeed, if you pay heed to a mortal like yourselves, you will surely be the losers!

Muhammad Musin Khan

If you were to obey a human being like yourselves, then verily! You indeed would be losers.

Muhammad Pickthall

If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers.

Muhammad Sarwar

If you follow a mortal like yourselves you will certainly be lost.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, then most surely you will be losers:

Rashad Khalifa

If you obey a human being like you, then you are really losers.

Shabbir Ahmed

If you obey a mortal like yourselves, you will be the losers.