سورة الجنّ
Surah Al-Jinn 72:19
The Jinn · Verse 19 of 28
وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
And when (- Muhammad) Allâh´s servant stands up calling to Him these (- disbelievers) crowd upon him, well nigh suffocating him (to stifle and smother his voice).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd.î
Ahmed Ali
When the devotee of God stood up to invoke Him (the jinns) crowded upon him (to listen).
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Yet, when God’s servant rises to pray, they (the polytheists) are all but upon him in swarms (with loud, derisive shouting to prevent his recitation of the Qur’an being heard).
Daryabadi
And when the bondman of Allah stood calling upon Him, they well nigh pressed on him stifling.
Faridul Haque
‘And that when Allah’s bondman stood up to worship Him, the jinns had almost crowded upon him.’ ”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when the Servant of Allah stood up praying to Him, they well-nigh crowded him (to death).
Maulvi Sher Ali
And when the servant of ALLAH stands up praying to HIM, they crowd upon him, well-nigh stifling him to death.
Muhammad Asad
Yet [thus it is] that whenever a servant of God stands up in prayer to Him, they [who are bent on denying the truth] would gladly overwhelm him with their crowds.
Muhammad Musin Khan
(It has been revealed to me that) When the slave of Allah (Muhammad SAW) stood up invoking (his Lord Allah) in prayer to Him they (the jinns) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet's recitation).
Muhammad Pickthall
And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.
Muhammad Sarwar
When the servant of God (Muhammad) preached (his message) the jinn would all crowd around him.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death).
Rashad Khalifa
When GOD's servant advocated Him alone, almost all of them banded together to oppose him.
Shabbir Ahmed
Yet whenever a servant of God stands up with invitation to Him, they crowd on him in hostility.
Commentary 72:19 “And when Allâh’s servant stands up calling to Him”; here Abdullahعَبْدُ اللَّهِ – Here the servant of Allâh is the Holy Prophet (pbuh). He is called…
وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَ
72:19 “And when Allâh’s servant stands up calling to Him”; here Abdullahعَبْدُ اللَّهِ – Here the servant of Allâh is the Holy Prophet (pbuh). He is called “His servant” in verses 17:1 and 25:1.