The Quran

سورة الاٴنعَام

Surah Al-An‘âm 6:26

The Cattle · Verse 26 of 165

وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْأَوْنَ عَنْهُ ۖ وَإِنْ يُهْلِكُونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They deter (others) from (believing in) this (Qur´ân) and (themselves too) keep away from it, yet it is their own ruin that they bring about (by such things), only they do not perceive (it).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.

Ahmed Ali

And they forbid others from (believing in) it, and themselves keep away from it. But they ruin none but themselves, and do not understand.

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Ali Unal

They bar others from it (the Qur’an), as they themselves keep afar from it; and in doing so, they destroy only their own selves, though they do not perceive it.

Daryabadi

And they prohibit others therefrom, and they withdraw therefrom, and they destroy not but their own souls while they perceive not.

Faridul Haque

And they stop (others) from it and run away from it; and they ruin none except themselves, and they do not have sense.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they forbid (others) from it, and they keep away from it; and they ruin none but their own souls while they perceive not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they forbid others to believe in it and themselves too they keep away from it. And they ruin none but their ownselves; only they perceive not.

Muhammad Asad

And they bar others therefrom and go far away from it: but they destroy none but themselves, and perceive it not.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they prevent others from him (from following Prophet Muhammad SAW) and they themselves keep away from him, and (by doing so) they destroy not but their ownselves, yet they perceive (it) not.

Muhammad Pickthall

And they forbid (men) from it and avoid it, and they ruin none save themselves, though they perceive not.

Muhammad Sarwar

They keep away from the faith and forbid others to accept it. They destroy no one except themselves, yet they do not realize it.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they prohibit (others) from it and go far away from it, and they only bring destruction upon their own souls while they do not perceive.

Rashad Khalifa

They repel others from this (Quran), as they themselves stay away from it, and thus, they only destroy themselves without perceiving.

Shabbir Ahmed

They repel others from the Qur’an and deprive themselves of it. They hurt their own ‘self’ without even knowing it.