Quran 34 : 20

And certainly, found true about them Iblis his assumption, so they followed him except a group of the believers.
وَلَقَدْ
Walaqad
صَدَّقَ
Ṣaddaqa
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿAlayhim
إِبْلِيسُ
Iiblīsu
ظَنَّهُۥ
Ẓannahu
فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ
Faittabaʿūhu
إِلَّا
Iillā
فَرِيقًا
Farīqana
مِّنَ
Mmina
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Almuuminīna

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

iblis' made his guess true to them; and all except for a party of believers followed him

N J Dawood 2014

Satan had judged them rightly; they followed him all, except for a band of true believers

Musharraf Hussain

Satan’s assessment of them proved right, they followed him; except for a group of believers

Arthur John Arberry

Iblis proved true his opinion of them, and they followed him, except a party of the believers

Talal Itani (2012)

Satan was correct in his assessment of them. They followed him, except for a group of believers

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed

Rashad Khalifa

Satan found them readily fulfilling his expectations. They followed him, except a few believers.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Satan’s prediction for them proved accurate; they followed him, except for a group of believers.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

And on them Satan proved his assumption true, and they followed him, all but a group who believed

Maududi

Iblis found his estimate of them to be true, and they followed him, except a party of the believers

Aisha Bewley

Iblis was correct in his assessment of them and they followed him, except for a group of the muminun.

Linda "iLham" Barto

To them, Iblis [Satan] proved true his idea, and they followed him –all except a few that believed.

Edward Henry Palmer

And Iblis verified his suspicion concerning them, and they followed him, save a party of the believers

Irving/Hegab

Diabolis proved his idea was sound about them: they (all) followed him except for a group of believers.

T.B.Irving

Diabolis proved his idea was sound about them: they (all) followed him except for a group of believers.

Wahiduddin Khan

Satan was correct in his assessment of them and they all followed himexcept for a band of true believer

Abdel Haleem

Satan was proved right in his opinion of them, for they all followed him- except for a group of believers

The Wise Quran

And Iblis verified his suspicion concerning them, and they followed him, except a party of the believers.

Mir Aneesuddin

And Iblis (the devil) proved true on them his guess, so they followed him except a party of the believers.

Safi Kaskas

What Iblis thought of them was proven right, since they all followed him, except for a group of believers.

George Sale

And Eblis found his opinion of them to be true: And they followed him, except a party of the true believers

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And undoubtedly, Iblis proved his conjecture true to them, so they followed him but a party that was Muslim.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Iblis (Satan)has found his assessment true about them. So they followed him, except a group of the believers

Abdul Hye

And indeed Satan did prove its thought true about them and they all followed him except a group of believers.

Ahmed Ali

Thus Iblis found his supposition about them to be true; and except for a section of believers they follow him

John Medows Rodwell

And Eblis found that he had judged truly of them: and they all except a remnant of the faithful, followed him

Samy Mahdy

And already Iblis truthed his assumption upon them. So, they followed him, except a team among the believers.

Corpus.Quran

And certainly found true about them Iblis his assumption so they followed him except a group of the believers

Fode Drame

And Satan has made his expectation on them come true so they followed him except a party from among the believers.

Mustaqim

And Iblis (the devil) made his thought about them come true and they followed him except a group of the believers.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the devil indeed found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers

Muhammad Sarwar

Iblis (satan) made his judgment about them to come true. They all followed them except a believing group among them

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And Satan has been successful in his suggestions to them, for they followed him, except for a group of the believers

Faridul Haque

And indeed Iblis made his assumptions regarding them seem true, so they all followed him except the group of Muslims

Hamid S. Aziz

And certainly Satan found true his calculations concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers

Bakhtiari Nejad

And certainly Iblis (Satan) was true about them in his assumption, and they followed him except a group of believers.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And assuredly Iblis found his conjecture true concerning them; and they followed him all save a party of the believers

Ali Quli Qara'i

Certainly Iblis had his conjecture come true about them. So they followed him —all except a part of the faithful

Sher Ali

And Iblis, indeed, found true his judgment concerning them, so they followed him, all except a party of true believers

The Study Quran

And Iblis did indeed prove his opinion of them to be true; and they followed him, save for a group among the believers

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And indeed, Satan did prove his true purpose to be against them: And they followed him all, except a group who believed

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And indeed Iblis already verified his expectation of them, so they closely followed him, except a group of the believers

Shakir

And certainly the Shaitan found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And Satan , his assumption/thought had been truthful on them, so they followed him except a group/party from the believers

Ahmed Hulusi

Indeed, Iblis proved his assumption (regarding man) to be correct, except for some of the believers, they all followed him.

Dr. Kamal Omar

And truly, indeed Iblis did prove his thought regarding them, so they followed him — except a group out of the Believers

Mohammad Shafi

And the devil did certainly find his opinion concerning them come true. And they followed him, except for a group of the believers

Munir Mezyed

Indeed, ‘Iblîs’ found true his speculation concerning them. Thus, they followed him, except a party of believers (of unfeigned faith).

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Indeed, Iblîs’ assumption about them has come true, so they ˹all˺ follow him, except a group of ˹true˺ believers.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And no doubt Iblis (Satan) translated his idea about them into reality. So they followed him except a group comprising (the true) believers

Dr. Munir Munshey

In their case, ´Iblees´ certainly found his assumptions to be correct. They all followed him _ except a (small) band of believers

MunirMezyed2023

And verily Iblīs proved true his speculation about them. So they yielded to his temptation, except for a party of believers (of unfeigned faith).

Hilali - Khan

And indeed Iblees (Satan) did prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allah)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And, certainly, established as true about them was the opinion of Iblis and they followed him, but a group of people among the ones who believe.

Ali Ünal

Iblis certainly found his conjecture (about humankind) true in what they (the people of Sheba) did. (He called them, and) they followed him, all but a group of true believers

Muhammad Asad

Now, indeed, Iblis did prove that his opinion of them had been right: for [when he called them,] they followed him - all but some of the believers [among them]

Shabbir Ahmed

And indeed, Iblis found them meeting his expectations. All of them followed their selfish desire - barring a few who had remained believers in the Divine Values. (7:17), (17:62)

Amatul Rahman Omar

And Iblis found that he judged regarding them correctly, (that he would be successful in leading the progeny of Adam astray,) excepting (only) a party of true believers, so (all) the rest of the people followed him

Bijan Moeinian

The Satan was right about them as they followed him except a small group of the believers. [When God gave respite to Satan, he said: “I will seduce mankind to follow me except a small group of true believers.”]