The Quran

سورة المؤمنون

Surah Al-Mu’minûn 23:67

The Believers · Verse 67 of 118

مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِ سَامِرًا تَهْجُرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Treating them with disdain and arrogance, talking nonsense about this (Qur´ân) by night (in your meetings), you gave (it) up.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like one telling fables by night.

Ahmed Ali

Insolently, treating them like tales told at night."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"Behaving arrogantly, and talking nonsense (about the Messenger and the Religion he conveys) in your nightly conversations."

Daryabadi

Stiff-necked, discoursing thereof by night, reviling.

Faridul Haque

"Priding yourself in serving the Sacred Mosque; at night you utter indecent stories in it, while discarding the truth."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Haughtily, passing nights in talking nonsense about it.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`In arrogance, talking nonsense by night about the Qur'an.'

Muhammad Asad

[and,] impelled by your arrogance, you would talk senselessly far into the night."

Muhammad Musin Khan

In pride (they Quraish pagans and polytheists of Makkah used to feel proud that they are the dwellers of Makkah sanctuary Haram), talking evil about it (the Qur'an) by night.

Muhammad Pickthall

In scorn thereof. Nightly did ye rave together.

Muhammad Sarwar

and arrogantly mocked and reviled them.

Muhammed ali Shakir

In arrogance; talking nonsense about the Quran, and left him like one telling fables by night.

Rashad Khalifa

You were too arrogant to accept them, and you defiantly disregarded them.

Shabbir Ahmed

In arrogance, talking nonsense about these verses like people telling fables far into the night.