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An-Nisa Surah 4

Verse 121

النساء

The Women • madinah

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English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

4:121

يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

He holds out promises to them and raises vain desires in them, and Satan promises them nothing but vain things.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

وہ انہیں وعدے دیتا ہے اور امیدیں دلاتا ہے۔ اور دھوکے کے سوا شیطان ان سے کوئی وعدہ نہیں کرتا۔

French

Il leur fait des promesses et excite chez eux de vains désirs ; et Satan ne leur promet que des choses vaines.

German

Er gaukelt ihnen Versprechungen vor und erregt eitle Begierden in ihnen, und was Satan ihnen verspricht, ist eitel Trug.

Chinese

[d]他 (恶魔) 应允他们, 惹起他们空虚的愿望。恶魔只能允诺他们虚假的事物罢了。

14:23; 17:75.

Italian

Egli offre loro delle promesse e suscita in loro vani desideri, ma Satana non promette che cose vane.

Spanish

Les hace promesas y despierta en ellos vanos deseos, pero Satanás no les promete sino cosas vanas.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

وہ (شیطان) انہیں وعدے دیتا ہے اور انہیں امیدیں دلاتا ہے اور شیطان ان سے بجز ظاہر فریب باتوں کے (کسی امر کا) وعدہ نہیں کرتا۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

[a]He holds out promises to them and excites vain desires in them, and Satan promises them nothing but vain things.

14:23; 17:75.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]He holds out promises to them and raises vain desires in them, and Satan promises them nothing but vain things.[587]

14:23; 17:65.

Important Words:

غرورا (vain things) is derived from غر. They say غرہ i.e. he deceived him; he beguiled him; he made him desire what was vain or false. غرور (ghurur) means, false or vain thing; vanity or what is false or vain; a deception; a thing by which one is deceived. غرور (gharur), (e.g. 31:34), with different vowel point, means, very deceitful, or what deceives one, the Devil; also the present world (Lane).

Commentary:

The promises made by Satan and the desires raised by him in the hearts of his votaries, as against the works and decrees of God, never materialize.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

وہ اِن لوگوں سے وعدہ کرتا ہے اور انہیں امیدیں دلاتا ہے، مگر شیطان کے سارے وعدے بجز فریب کے اور کچھ نہیں ہیں

English - Sahih

Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

شیطان ان سے وعدے کرتا ہےاور انہیں امیدیں دلاتا ہے اور شیطان ان سے صرف جھوٹے وعدے کرتا ہے

English - Talal Itani

He promises them and arouses desires in them and not promises them the Shaitaan - except deception.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

14:23; 17:75.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

He promises them and fills them with fancies, but there is nothing Satan promises them except delusion.

English - Maududi

Satan makes promises to them and fills them with vain hopes, but whatever he promises them is merely delusion.

English - Ahmed Ali

Whatever the promises he makes, whatever the desires he enkindles, and whatever the hopes Satan rouses in them, are no more than delusion.

English - Yusuf Ali

Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

14:23; 17:65.

587

Important Words:

Commentary:

The promises made by Satan and the desires raised by him in the hearts of his votaries, as against the works and decrees of God, never materialize.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

14:23; 17:75.

English - Pickthall

He promiseth them and stirreth up desires in them, and Satan promiseth them only to beguile.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

He promises them and excites vain desires in them. And the devil promises them only to deceive.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

He makes promises to them and excites vain desires in them. Satan promises them nothing but vain things.

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