The Quran

سورة النِّسَاء

Surah Al-Nisâ’ 4:27

The Women · Verse 27 of 176

وَاللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الشَّهَوَاتِ أَنْ تَمِيلُوا مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

Whereas Allâh desires to turn to you with mercy, those who follow (the dictates of their) lusts want you to drift far away (from the right path).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Allah doth wish to Turn to you, but the wish of those who follow their lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him),- far, far away.

Ahmed Ali

God likes to turn to you, but those who are lost in the pleasures of the flesh wish to turn you astray, far away.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

God wills to turn to you (with mercy and favor by explaining to you His commandments and guiding you to the Straight Path), whereas those who follow (their) lusts (for women, offspring, wealth, fame, status, and position) desire you to deviate greatly (from the Straight Path).

Daryabadi

And Allah intendeth to relent toward you, and those that follow lusts intend that ye shall incline a mighty inclining.

Faridul Haque

And Allah wills to incline towards you with His mercy; and those who pursue their own pleasures wish that you be far separated from the Straight Path.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And Allah desires to turn to you (mercifully). And those who follow (their) lusts desire that you should deviate (with) a great deviation.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And ALLAH wishes to turn to you in mercy, but those who follow their low desires wish that you should incline wholly towards evil.

Muhammad Asad

And God wants to turn unto you in His mercy, whereas those who follow [only] their own lusts want you to drift far away from the right path.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Allah wishes to accept your repentance, but those who follow their lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate tremendously away from the Right Path.

Muhammad Pickthall

And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.

Muhammad Sarwar

God wants to be merciful to you but those who follow their evil desires seek to lead you astray.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And Allah desires that He should turn to you (mercifully), and those who follow (their) lusts desire that you should deviate (with) a great deviation.

Rashad Khalifa

GOD wishes to redeem you, while those who pursue their lusts wish that you deviate a great deviation.

Shabbir Ahmed

God turns to you in kindness, while those who follow their desires want that you drift far astray.