يَٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati laa ta'budi sh-shaytaana inna sh-shaytaana kaana lilrrahmaani 'asiyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati lā taʿbudi š-šayṭāna ʾinna š-šayṭāna kāna lilrraḥmāni ʿaṣiyyan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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O my father, do not worship the devil. The devil is disobedient to the Most Gracious.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O my sire! serve not Satan; verily, Satan is ever a rebel against the Merciful
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O my Father! worship not Satan, for Satan is a rebel against the God of Mercy
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O my father, serve not Satan; for Satan was rebellious unto the Merciful
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O babushi im, mos e adhuro shejtanin, se njëmend shejtani është i pabindur ndaj të Gjithëmëshirshmit!
‘হে আমার পিতা! তুমি শয়তানের ইবাদাত করো না। নিশ্চয় শয়তান হলো পরম করুণাময়ের অবাধ্য।’
Oče moj, ne pokoravaj se šejtanu, šejtan je Svemilosnom uvijek neposlušan;
Oče moj, ne pokoravaj se sotoni, sotona je Svemilosnom uvijek neposlušan;
Eeyma baaba, wota a rew Seytaane, pellet, Seytaane laatike jedduɗo jurmotooɗo.
ჰეი, მამაჩემო! ნუ ეთაყვანები სატანას! ჭეშმარიტად, სატანა მოწყალის მიმართ ურჩია!
O mein lieber Vater, diene nicht dem Satan. Wahrlich, der Satan ist gegenüber dem Allerbarmer widerspenstig.
Ω, πατέρα μου! Μη λατρεύεις τον Σατανά (υπακούοντάς τον). Πράγματι, ο Σατανάς είναι ανυπάκουος προς τον Αρ-Ραχμάν (Παντελεήμονα).
ऐ मेरे पिता! शैतान की पूजा न करें। निःसंदेह शैतान हमेशा से रहमान (परम दयालु अल्लाह) का अवज्ञाकारी है।
O padre mio, non adorare Satana: in verità Satana, verso il Compassionevole, è disobbediente.
44. Mano tėve, negarbink Šaitan (Šėtono). Iš tiesų Šaitan (Šėtonas) buvo maištautojas priešais Maloningiausiąjį (Allahą).
Yaa abbaa koo! Sheyxaana hin gabbarin; sheyxaanni Rahmaanitti fincilaa ta’eera. [12]
Отец мой! Не поклоняйся шайтану. Воистину, шайтан был Всемилостивому ослушником.
Оче мој, не обожавај Сотону, Сотона је Свемилосном увек непокоран;
Ewe baba yangu! Usimuabudu Shetani. Hakika Shetani ni mwenye kumuasi sana Mwingi wa rehema.
Far! Lyd inte Satan – han trotsar ständigt den Nåderike.
"Babacığım! Şeytan'a ibadet etme! Çünkü Şeytan Rahman’a asi olmuştur."
میرے ابّا جان آپ شیطان کی پرستش سے باز آجائیں شیطان تو رحم وکرم والے اللہ تعالیٰ کا بڑا ہی نافرمان ہے.[1]
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaala li'abeehi yaa abati lima ta'budu maa laa yasma'u walaa yubsiru walaa yughnee 'anka shay'aa
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qāla liʾabīhi yā ʾabati lima taʿbudu mā lā yasmaʿu walā yubṣiru walā yuġnī ʿanka šayʾan
He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee
When he said to his father, 'O my sire! why dost thou worship what can neither hear nor see nor avail thee aught
When he said to his Father, "O my Father! why dost thou worship that which neither seeth nor heareth, nor profiteth thee aught
When he said unto his father, O my father, why dost thou worship that which heareth not, neither seeth, nor profiteth thee at all
يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى قَدْ جَآءَنِى مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَٱتَّبِعْنِىٓ أَهْدِكَ صِرَٰطًا سَوِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati innee qad jaa'anee mina l-'ilmi maa lam ya'tika faattabi'nee ahdika siraatan sawiyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati ʾinnī qad ǧāʾanī mina l-ʿilmi mā lam yaʾtika fāttabiʿnī ʾahdika ṣirāṭan sawiyyan
O my father, there has come to me knowledge that never came to you. So follow me, and I will guide you along a straight way.
O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path
O my sire! verily, to me has come knowledge which has not come to thee; then follow me, and I will guide thee to a level way
O my Father! verily now hath knowledge come to me which hath not come to thee. Follow me therefore - I will guide thee into an even path
O my father, verily a degree of knowledge hath been bestowed on me, which hath not been bestowed on thee: Wherefore follow me; I will lead thee into an even way
19:44 — the verse above
يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَٰنِ وَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa abati innee akhaafu an yamassaka 'adhaabun mina r-rahmaani fatakoona lilshshaytaani waliyyaa
DIN 31635yā ʾabati ʾinnī ʾaḫāfu ʾan yamassaka ʿaḏābun mina r-raḥmāni fatakūna lilššayṭāni waliyyan
O my father, I fear that a punishment from the Most Gracious will afflict you, and you become an ally of the devil."
O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil
O my sire! verily,. I fear that there may touch thee torment from the Merciful, and that thou mayest be a client of Satan
O my Father! indeed I fear lest a chastisement from the God of Mercy light upon thee, and thou become Satan's vassal
O my father, verily I fear lest a punishment be inflicted on thee from the Merciful, and thou become a companion of Satan
قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala araaghibun anta 'an aalihatee yaa ibraaheemu la'in lam tantahi la'arjumannaka wahjurnee maliyyaa
DIN 31635qāla ʾarāġibun ʾanta ʿan ʾālihatī yā ʾibrāhīmu laʾin lam tantahi laʾarǧumannaka wahǧurnī maliyyan
He said, "Are you renouncing my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will stone you. So leave me alone for a while."
He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while
Said he, 'What! art thou averse from my gods, O Abraham? verily, if thou dost not desist I will certainly stone thee; but get thee gone from me for a time
He said, "Castest thou off my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will surely stone thee. Begone from me for a length of time
His father answered, dost thou reject my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will surely stone thee: Wherefore leave me for a long time
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَا أَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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