Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:117

4:117

إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَـٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَـٰنًا مَّرِيدًا

in yadʿūna min dūnihi illā ināthan wa-in yadʿūna illā shayṭānan marīdan

They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,

— Saheeh International

In His place the idolaters invoke only females, and Satan, the rebel

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They (all those who worship others than Allâh) invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allâh), and they invoke nothing but Shaitân (Satan), a persistent rebel!

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِنinNot
يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
مِنminfrom
دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
إِلَّآillābut
إِنَـٰثًۭاināthanfemale (deities)
وَإِنwa-inand not
يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey invoke
إِلَّاillāexcept
شَيْطَـٰنًۭاshayṭānanShaitaan
مَّرِيدًۭاmarīdanrebellious