سورة الجنّ
Surah Al-Jinn 72:6
The Jinn · Verse 6 of 28
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
"The fact is that some humble and lowly men from among the common folk used to seek refuge with some (big and influential) men from among the jinns and (thus) they increased these (jinns) in arrogance (and conceit).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
Ahmed Ali
But some men used to seek refuge with some jinns, and this increased their waywardness;
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Ali Unal
‘(But we have come to see that) there have indeed been men from among humankind who took refuge in some men from among the jinn, and so (the former) increased them (the latter) in conceit, rebellion and wrongdoing.
Daryabadi
And persons among humankind have been seeking refuge with persons of the Jinn, so that they increased them in evil disposition.
Faridul Haque
‘And indeed some men among humans used to take the protection of some men among jinns, so it further increased their haughtiness.’
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among the jinn, so they increased them in evil doing:
Maulvi Sher Ali
`And, indeed, some men from among the common folk used to seek the protection of some men from among the jinn, and thus they increased the jinn in arrogance,
Muhammad Asad
Yet [it has always happened] that certain kinds of humans would seek refuge with certain kinds of [such] invisible forces: but these only increased their confusion
Muhammad Musin Khan
'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, but they (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.
Muhammad Pickthall
And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);
Muhammad Sarwar
Certain human beings sought refuge with certain jinn and this increased the rebelliousness of those jinn.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And that persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among jinn, so they increased them in wrongdoing:
Rashad Khalifa
`Human beings used to seek power through jinn beings, but they only afflicted them with a lot of adversity.
Shabbir Ahmed
Some people of towns used to seek shelter with some of the nomads and increased them in confusion.
Commentary 72:6 The words Rijâl minn al-Ins (رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ)Rijâlun minn al-Jinn (رِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ) and the suffix “al” before the word jinn refutes further…
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا
72:6 The words Rijâl minn al-Ins (رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ)Rijâlun minn al-Jinn (رِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ) and the suffix “al” before the word jinn refutes further that “jinn” are something like supernatural beings but are simply walking human beings (rijâl رِجَالٌ).