سورة سَبَإ
Surah Saba’ 34:41
Sheba · Verse 41 of 54
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِنْ دُونِهِمْ ۖ بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ ۖ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِهِمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They will say, `Holy is Your name. It is You Who are our Protector against them, not they. It was not us but the jinns that they worshipped. It was in them that most of them believed (and not in Us).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them.
Ahmed Ali
"God forbid!" (they will answer). "You are our protector not they. In fact, they worshipped the devils. Most of them believed in them."
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Ali Unal
They will answer: "All-Glorified You are (in that You are absolutely above having partners). You alone are our Guardian (Whom We worship,) having no such relation with them." Rather, they were worshipping jinn; most of them believed in them (jinn as beings deserving worship)."
Daryabadi
They will say: hallowed be Thou! Thou art our protecting friend, not they; Aye! they have been worshipping the jinn; In them most of them were believers.
Faridul Haque
They will say, “Purity is to you – only you are our Supporter, not they; in fact they worshipped the jinns; most of them believed only in them.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They will say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protecting Friend, not they; nay, they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They will say, `Holy art Thou. Thou art our Protector against them. Nay, but they worshiped the jinn; it was in them that most of them believed.'
Muhammad Asad
They will answer: "Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! Thou [alone] art close unto us, not they! Nay, [when they thought that they were worshipping us,] they were but [blindly] worshipping forces concealed from their senses; most of them believed in them."
Muhammad Musin Khan
They (angels) will say: "Glorified be You! You are our Wali (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinns; most of them were believers in them."
Muhammad Pickthall
They will say: Be Thou Glorified. Thou (alone) art our Guardian, not them! Nay, but they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them.
Muhammad Sarwar
They will reply, "All glory belongs to you. You are our guardian, not they. They had been worshipping the jinn and most of them had strong faith".
Muhammed ali Shakir
They shall say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Guardian, not they; nay! they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them.
Rashad Khalifa
They will answer, "Be You glorified. You are our Lord and Master, not them. Instead, they were worshipping the jinns; most of them were believers therein."
Shabbir Ahmed
They will answer, “Glory is Yours! You are our Master, not they. Nay, they used to worship their evil desires. Most of them were believers in them.”
Commentary 34:41 The Jinns in this context are the powerful and influential members of society who are taken as protectors by the weak. For the discussion on Jinn see…
بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ ۖ
34:41 The Jinns in this context are the powerful and influential members of society who are taken as protectors by the weak. For the discussion on Jinn see verses 6:128; 15:27 and 7:38; refer to 18:50; 27:17; 41:25; 46:18; 46:29; 51:56; 55:33; 72:5; 114:6.