Quran 34 : 41

They will say, "Glory be to You (are) our Protector, from not them. Nay, they used (to) worship the jinn, most of them in them (were) believers."
قَالُوا۟
Qālūa
سُبْحَٰنَكَ
Subḥaānaka
أَنتَ
Aanta
وَلِيُّنَا
Waliyyunā
مِن
Min
دُونِهِم
Dūnihim
بَلْ
Bal
كَانُوا۟
Kānūa
يَعْبُدُونَ
Yaʿbudūna
ٱلْجِنَّ
Aljinna
أَكْثَرُهُم
Aaktharuhum
بِهِم
Bihim
مُّؤْمِنُونَ
Mmuuminūna

Mustaqim

They will say: glorified are You, You are our protector without them, but they served the Jinn, most of them believed in them.

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

They will say: "Be You glorified. You are our Lord, not them. No, most of them were serving the Jinn; most were believers to them.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

They will say, .Pure are You! You are our mentor, not these. Rather, they used to worship the Jinns. Most of these believed in them

Shakir

They shall say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Guardian, not they; nay! they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them

The Study Quran

They will reply, “Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protector, apart from them!” Nay, they worshipped jinn, most of them believing in them

Mir Aneesuddin

They will say, “Glory be to You, You are our Guardian not they, no, they used to worship the jinn, most of them were believers in them.”

The Wise Quran

They shall say, 'Glory be to You. You are our patron instead of them. Nay, they used to worship the jinns, most of them believe in them.'

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

They shall submit, 'Sanctified are you, You are our friend, not they, Nay, they used to worship the Jinn, most of them had believed in them.

Fode Drame

They will say, “Glory be unto you. You are our ally instead of them. Nay they used to worship the Jinns. Most of them are believers in them.”

Linda "iLham" Barto

They will answer, “Glory to You! You are our Guardian –not them. No, but they worshiped the spirit-beings; most (people) believed in them.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They will say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protecting Friend, not they; nay, they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them

Wahiduddin Khan

They will say, Glory be to You! You are our protector, not them. Indeed no! They worshipped the jinn; it was in them that most of them believed

John Medows Rodwell

They shall say, "Glory be to thee! Thou art our master, not these! But they worshipped the Djinn: it was in them that most of them believed

Samy Mahdy

They said, “Glorified are you; You are our Guardian, without them. Nay, but they were worshiping the jinn, most of them were believers in them.”

Sher Ali

They will say, `Holy art Thou. Thou art our Protector against them. Nay, but they worshiped the jinn; it was in them that most of them believed.

Aisha Bewley

they will say, ´Glory be to You! You are our Protector, not them. No, they were worshipping the jinn. They mostly had faith in them.´

Bilal Muhammad 2018

They will say, “Glory to You, Our tie is with You as a Protector, not with them. No, but they worshipped the jinn. Most of them believed in them.

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

They will say: Be Thou Glorified. Thou (alone) art our Guardian, not them! Nay, but they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them

Corpus.Quran

They will say Glory be to You You (are) our Protector not them not them Nay they used (to) worship the jinn most of them in them (were) believers

Edward Henry Palmer

They shall say, 'Celebrated be thy praises! thou art our patron instead of them. Nay, they used to worship the ginns, most of them believe in them

George Sale

And the angels shall answer, God forbid! Thou art our friend, and not these: But they worshipped devils; the greater part of them believed in them

Hamid S. Aziz

They shall say, "Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Guardian, not they; nay! they worshipped the Jinn; most of them were believers in them."

Arthur John Arberry

They shall say, 'Glory be to Thee'! Thou art our Protector, apart from them; nay rather, they were serving the jinn; most of them believed in them.

Maududi

They will reply: "Glory to You! You are our Protector, not they. Nay, they rather used to worship the jinn. Most of them believe in them."

Talal Itani (2012)

They will say, 'Be You glorified; You are our Master, not them. In fact, they used to worship the jinn, and most of them had faith in them.'

Irving/Hegab

They will say: "Glory be to You! You are our Patron rather than they. Instead they have been worshipping sprites; most of them even believe in them!"

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

They will respond, “Exalted are You! Our loyalty is to You, not to them. Rather, they were worshiping the jinn; most of them were believers in them.”

Ali Quli Qara'i

They will say, ‘Immaculate are You! You are our intimate, not they! Rather they used to worship the jinn; most of them had faith in them.’

Abdel Haleem

They will reply, ‘May You be exalted! You are our supporter against them! Really, they worshipped the jinn- most of them believed in them.’

Mohammad Shafi

They [the angels] will say, "Glory to You! You are our Wali — not they! Nay, they worshipped the jinn; in them, most of them believed."

Musharraf Hussain

The angels will say, “Glory be to you! Only you are our patron, not them. Rather, they worshipped the jinn, and most of them had faith in them.”

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

They will say: hallowed be Thou! Thou art our protecting friend, not they; Aye! they have been worshipping the jinn; In them most of them were believers

Abdul Hye

They (angels) will say: “Glory be to You! You are our Lord instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinns; most of them were believers in them.”

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

'Exaltations to You! ' they will answer. 'You are our Guardian other than them! No, rather they worshipped the jinn, and it was them which most believed.

Ahmed Ali

"God forbid!" (they will answer). "You are our protector not they. In fact, they worshipped the devils. Most of them believed in them."

Bakhtiari Nejad

They say: “You are flawless (glory to You), You are our protector, not them. No, but they used to serve the Jinn, and most of them were believers in them.”

Muhammad Sarwar

They will reply, "All glory belongs to you. You are our guardian, not they. They had been worshipping the jinn and most of them had strong faith"

N J Dawood 2014

Glory be to You!‘ they will say. ‘You are our defender against them! They worshipped jinn, and it was in jinn that most of them believed.‘

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

They will submit: ‘Glory be to You! You alone are our Protector, not they! In fact, they used to worship the jinn. It was in them that most of them believed.

T.B.Irving

They will say: "Glory be to You! You are our Patron rather than they. Instead they have been worshipping sprites; most of them even believe in them!"

MunirMezyed2023

They will reply: "Glory Be To You”. You are our Guardian, not they. In Fact, they were inclined to worship the jinn: most of them yielded to their (temptation)."

Faridul Haque

They will say, “Purity is to you – only you are our Supporter, not they; in fact they worshipped the jinns; most of them believed only in them.”

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them."

Rashad Khalifa

They will answer, "Be You glorified. You are our Lord and Master, not them. Instead, they were worshiping the jinns; most of them were believers therein."

Munir Mezyed

They will say: "All Glory belongs to You. You are our Guardian, not they. It was not us but the jinn that they used to worship, and most of them do believe in them."

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

They said: "Your praise/glory; you are our guardian/ally from other than them, but they were worshipping the Jinns , most of them with them (are) believing."

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

They would say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protector and not they. Nay! They had been worshiping the jinn. Most of them were ones who believe in them.

Safi Kaskas

They will say, "May You be exalted in Your glory. You are our protector, not them. Rather, they [the unbelievers] used to worship the jinn; most of them believed in them."

Hilali - Khan

They (angels) will say: "Glorified be You! You are our Walee (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinns; most of them were believers in them."

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah ], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."

Dr. Kamal Omar

They (angels) said: “Glory be to You! You (Alone) are our Wali instead of them. Nay, they used to worship the jinns; most of them had been believers in them.”

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

They will say, All Extolment be to You! You are our Ever-Patronizing Patron, apart from them. No indeed, (but) they were worshiping the jinn; most of them were believers in them

Ahmed Hulusi

(The angels) will say, “Subhan, You are. It is You who is our guardian not them... On the contrary they used to worship the jinni, most of them had believed in them (as their gods).”

Mustafa Khattab 2018

They will say, “Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, in whom most of them had faith.”

Syed Vickar Ahamed

They (the angels) will say: "Glory to You! — You are (our) Protector (Wali), not them. No! But they worshipped the jinns': Most of them (even) believed in them (jinns')."

Dr. Munir Munshey

They will say, "Exalted are You! You are our Patron and not they." In fact, they used to worship the jinn (i.e. the devil and not Us). Most of them believed (and followed) the jinn

Amatul Rahman Omar

They will say, `Holy is Your name. It is You Who are our Protector against them, not they. It was not us but the jinns that they worshipped. It was in them that most of them believed (and not in Us)

Muhammad Asad

They will answer: “Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! Thou [alone] art close unto us, not they! Nay, [when they thought that they were worshipping us,] they were but [blindly] worshipping forces concealed from their senses; most of them believed in them.”

Ali Ünal

They will answer: "All-Glorified You are (in that You are absolutely above having partners). You alone are our Guardian (Whom We worship,) having no such relation with them." Rather, they were worshipping jinn; most of them believed in them (jinn as beings deserving worship)."

Bijan Moeinian

The angels will reply: “Glory is with you; You are our Master not them. [Although apparently they were worshipping us,] In reality they were worshipping the Jinns [led by Satan, who seduced them and misled them in worshipping others beside God] whom they took as their Lord

Shabbir Ahmed

They will answer, "Glory is Yours! You are our Master, not them. Nay, they used to worship the invisible guises of their selfish desire. Most of them were believers therein." (Jinns = Hidden from sight. Generally this term in the Qur'an applies to nomads rarely appearing in townships. It is also used to describe rebellious desire, emotions and fiery temperament like Satan (6:101), (18:50), (37:158), (55:15)