The Quran

سورة سَبَإ

Surah Saba’ 34:20

Sheba · Verse 20 of 54

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And Iblîs found that he judged regarding them correctly, (that he would be successful in leading the progeny of Adam astray,) excepting (only) a party of true believers, so (all) the rest of the people followed him;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed.

Ahmed Ali

Thus Iblis found his supposition about them to be true; and except for a section of believers they follow him.

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Ali Unal

Iblis certainly found his conjecture (about humankind) true in what they (the people of Sheba) did. (He called them, and) they followed him, all but a group of true believers.

Daryabadi

And assuredly Iblis found his conjecture true concerning them; and they followed him all save a party of the believers.

Faridul Haque

And indeed Iblis made his assumptions regarding them seem true, so they all followed him except the group of Muslims.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the devil indeed found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And Iblis, indeed, found true his judgment concerning them, so they followed him, all except a party of true believers.

Muhammad Asad

Now, indeed, Iblis did prove that his opinion of them had been right for [when he called them,] they followed him - all but some of the believers [among them].

Muhammad Musin Khan

And indeed Iblis (Satan) did prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allah).

Muhammad Pickthall

And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.

Muhammad Sarwar

Iblis (satan) made his judgment about them to come true. They all followed them except a believing group among them.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly the Shaitan found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers.

Rashad Khalifa

Satan found them readily fulfilling his expectations. They followed him, except a few believers.

Shabbir Ahmed

Iblees found them meeting his expectations. All of them followed their selfish desires, barring a few who had remained believers in moral values.