Verse 17:65 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

‘And entice whomsoever of them thou canst, with thy voice, and urge against them thy horsemen and thy footmen and be their partner in wealth, and children, and make promises to them.’ And Satan promises them naught but deceit.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]And entice whomsoever of them thou canst, with thy voice, and urge against them thy horsemen and thy footmen and be their partner in wealth, and children, and make promises to them.’ [b]And Satan promises them naught but deceit.[1994]

7:18.

4:121; 14:23.

Important Words:

استفزز (entice thou) is derived from فز which means, he was or became frightened. استفزmeans, it (fear) excited him to lightness, unsteady-ness; or it unsettled him; he incited or excited him to be promptly obedient and submissive to him; he deceived or beguiled him so as to cast him into destruction; he expelled him from his land; he slew him. The Quranic expression واستفزز من استطعت منھم بصوتک means, and excite thou to lightness and unsteadiness or unsettle thou whom thou canst with thy voice. And the expression وان کادوا لیستفزونک من الارض means, and verily they were near to unsettling thee from the land or, some say, they were near to frightening thee so as to excite thee to promptness of flight from the land (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

This verse shows that man is by nature good. It is only when he falls a victim to satanic influences that he gives up the path of virtue for the ways of sin and iniquity. This Islamic conception of human nature is in striking contrast with that of Christianity according to which man is evil by nature and Jesus alone can redeem him from his original sin.

The verse describes the three kinds of devices that are adopted by the sons of darkness to entice men away from the right way: (1) They try to intimidate the poor and the weak by holding out threats of violence to them. This is the significance of the words, And entice…with thy voice. (2) They use more drastic measures against those who are not frightened away by verbal threats of violence by forming alliances against them and making a concerted attack upon them and persecuting and oppressing them in every way. This is the sense of the words, urge against them thy horsemen and footmen. (3) They seek to entice away the powerful and the more influential among the followers of a Prophet by offering to make them their leaders if only they give up his cause.

All these measures and stratagems have been adopted by the enemies of truth against the Prophets of God and their followers throughout the ages. But they have never succeeded in arresting or retarding the progress of truth.

English - Short Commentary Translation

[c]‘And entice whomsoever of them thou canst with thy voice, and urge against them thy horsemen and thy footmen and share with them in wealth, and their children, and make promises to them.’[1632] [a]And Satan promises them naught but deceit.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

پس اپنی آواز سے ان میں سے جسے چاہے بہکا اور ان پر اپنے سوار اور پیادے چڑھا لا اور اموال میں اور اولاد میں ان کا شریک بن جا اور ان سے وعدے کر۔ اور شیطان دھوکے کے سوا ان سے کوئی وعدہ نہیں کرتا۔

French

Et séduis ceux d’entre eux que tu pourras, par ta voix, et envoie contre eux ta cavalerie et ton infanterie, et sois leur associé en biens et en enfants, et fais-leur des promesses. Et Satan ne leur promet que des tromperies.

German

Und betöre nun von ihnen, wen du vermagst, mit deiner Stimme und treibe gegen sie dein Ross und deinen Fuß und sei ihr Teilhaber an Vermögen und Kindern und mache ihnen Versprechungen." – Und Satan verspricht ihnen nur Trug. –

Chinese

[d]“(我说:)你从他们中, 以自己的声音诱惑你力所能及的人, 用你的骑兵和步兵驱策他们, 与他们分享产财和子女, 并向他们做(虚假的) 许约。” [e]凡是恶魔所许约的, 都是虚假的。

Italian

E adesca con la tua voce chiunque ti sia possibile, e incita contro di loro i tuoi fanti e i tuoi valletti e associati a loro in ricchezza e in figli e fa' loro promesse.» Ma Satana non promette loro niente altro che inganni.

Spanish

“Y seduce a quienes puedas de ellos con tu voz, y lanza contra ellos tus caballos y tus hombres y asóciate con ellos en la riqueza y en los hijos, y hazles promesas”. Mas Satanás no promete sino el engaño.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور (ہم نے کہا جا) ان میں سے جس پر تیرا بس چلے اسے اپنی آواز سے فریب دے کر (اپنی طرف) بلا اور اپنے سواروں اور پیادوں کو ان پر چڑھالا۔ اور (ان کے) مالوں اور اولادوں میں ان کا حصہ دار بن اور ان سے (جھوٹے) وعدے کر (اور پھر اپنی کوششوں کا نتیجہ دیکھ) اور شیطان جو وعدے بھی کرتا ہے فریب کی نیت ہی سے کرتا ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

تو جس جس کو اپنی دعوت سے پھسلا سکتا ہے پھسلا لے، ان پر اپنے سوار اور پیادے چڑھا لا، مال اور اولاد میں ان کے ساتھ ساجھا لگا، اور ان کو وعدوں کے جال میں پھانس اور شیطان کے وعدے ایک دھوکے کے سوا اور کچھ بھی نہیں

English - Sahih

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

ان میں سے جسے تو اپنی آواز سنا کر بہکا سکتا ہے بہکا لے اور ان پر اپنے سوار اور پیادے بھی چڑھا دے اوران کے مال اور اولاد میں بھی شریک ہو جا اور ان سے وعدے کر اور شیطان کے وعدے بھی محض فریب ہی تو ہیں

English - Talal Itani

And incite whoever you can among them with your voice, and assault [on] them with your cavalry and infantry and be a partner in the wealth and the children, and promise them." And not promises them the Shaitaan except delusion.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

d

7:18.

e

4:121; 14:23.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And startle whomsoever of them thou canst with thy voice; and rally against them thy horsemen and thy foot, and share with them in their wealth and their children, and promise them!' But Satan promises them naught, except delusion.

English - Maududi

Tempt with your call all whom you wish. Muster against them all your forces - your cavalry and your foot soldiers; share with them riches and offspring, and seduce them with rosy promises - and Satan's promise is nothing but a deception -

English - Ahmed Ali

Mislead any of them you may with your voice, attack them with your cavalry and soldiers on foot, share their wealth and children with them, and make promises to them." -- But the promises of Satan are nothing but deceit.

English - Yusuf Ali

"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:18.

b

4:121; 14:23.

1994

Important Words:

استفزز (entice thou) is derived from فز which means, he was or became frightened. استفزmeans, it (fear) excited him to lightness, unsteady-ness; or it unsettled him; he incited or excited him to be promptly obedient and submissive to him; he deceived or beguiled him so as to cast him into destruction; he expelled him from his land; he slew him. The Quranic expression واستفزز من استطعت منھم بصوتک means, and excite thou to lightness and unsteadiness or unsettle thou whom thou canst with thy voice. And the expression وان کادوا لیستفزونک من الارض means, and verily they were near to unsettling thee from the land or, some say, they were near to frightening thee so as to excite thee to promptness of flight from the land (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

This verse shows that man is by nature good. It is only when he falls a victim to satanic influences that he gives up the path of virtue for the ways of sin and iniquity. This Islamic conception of human nature is in striking contrast with that of Christianity according to which man is evil by nature and Jesus alone can redeem him from his original sin.

The verse describes the three kinds of devices that are adopted by the sons of darkness to entice men away from the right way: (1) They try to intimidate the poor and the weak by holding out threats of violence to them. This is the significance of the words, And entice…with thy voice. (2) They use more drastic measures against those who are not frightened away by verbal threats of violence by forming alliances against them and making a concerted attack upon them and persecuting and oppressing them in every way. This is the sense of the words, urge against them thy horsemen and footmen. (3) They seek to entice away the powerful and the more influential among the followers of a Prophet by offering to make them their leaders if only they give up his cause.

All these measures and stratagems have been adopted by the enemies of truth against the Prophets of God and their followers throughout the ages. But they have never succeeded in arresting or retarding the progress of truth.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

4:121; 14:23.

c

7:18.

1632

The verse describes the three devices that are adopted by the sons of darkness to entice men away from the right way: (1) They try to intimidate the poor and the weak by holding out threats of violence to them. (2) They use more drastic measures against those who are not frightened by verbal threats of violence by forming alliances against them and making a concerted attack upon them and persecuting and oppressing them in every way. (3) They seek to entice away the powerful and the more influential by offering to make them their leaders if only they cease to support the cause of truth.

English - Pickthall

And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy horse and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promise them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And incite whom thou canst of them with thy voice, and collect against them thy horse and thy foot, and share with them in wealth and children, and promise them. And the devil promises them only to deceive.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Go ahead and entice whomsoever of them thou canst, with thy voice, and mount assaults against them with thy horse and foot and be their partner in wealth and offspring, and make promises to them (Satan’s promises are all deceit),

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