The Quran

سورة الحَاقَّة

Surah Al-Hâqqah 69:41

The Great Inevitable Reality · Verse 41 of 52

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَا تُؤْمِنُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

It is not at all the word of a poet. Little is the faith you have!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!

Ahmed Ali

And not the word of a poet. How little is it that you believe!

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And not a poet’s speech (composed in a poet’s mind). How little is what you believe! (It is so limited by the poverty of your souls and hearts.)

Daryabadi

And it is not the speech of a poet. Little it is that ye believe

Faridul Haque

And it is not the speech of a poet; how little do you believe!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And it is not the word of a poet. Little is it that you believe!

Maulvi Sher Ali

And not the word of a poet; little is it what you believe !

Muhammad Asad

and is not however little you may [be prepared to] believe it - the word of a poet;

Muhammad Musin Khan

It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe!

Muhammad Pickthall

It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!

Muhammad Sarwar

It is not the word of a poet but only a few of you have faith,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;

Rashad Khalifa

Not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.

Shabbir Ahmed

This is not the utterance of a poet. Seldom do you choose to believe.