The Quran

سورة القَمَر

Surah Al-Qamar 54:9

The Moon · Verse 9 of 55

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

The people of Noah cried lies (to Our Prophets) before them. Accordingly they rejected Our servant and said (about him), `A mad man and one who is spurned and chided (by our idols).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.

Ahmed Ali

The people of Noah had denied before them, and had called Our votary a liar, and said: "He is possessed," and repulsed him.

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Ali Unal

Before them the people of Noah denied: they denied Our servant, and said: "This is a madman!" and he was rebuked (with insolence and prevented from preaching).

Daryabadi

There belied before them the people of Nuh. So they belied Our bondman Nuh and said: `a madman;´ and moreover he was reproven.

Faridul Haque

Before these, the people of Nooh denied and they belied Our bondman and said, “He is a madman” and rebuffed him.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Before them the people of Noah rejected -- they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

Maulvi Sher Ali

The people of Noah rejected the truth before them; they called Our servant a liar and said, `He is a madman, afflicted by our idols.'

Muhammad Asad

[LONG] BEFORE those [who now deny resurrection] did Noah's people call it a lie; and they gave the lie to Our servant and said, "Mad is he!" - and he was repulsed.

Muhammad Musin Khan

The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger) before them, they rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!" and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.

Muhammad Pickthall

The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

Muhammad Sarwar

The people of Noah, who lived before them, had also rejected (Our guidance). They rejected Our servant and said, "He is an insane person so let us drive him away".

Muhammed ali Shakir

Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

Rashad Khalifa

The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved our servant and said, "Crazy!" He was persecuted.

Shabbir Ahmed

Long before them, Noah’s people had denied the message, rejected Our servant and said, “Madman”, and he was rebuked.