Al-Jinn 72:6
The Jinn · ayah 6 of 28
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًۭا
Waannahu kana rijalun minaal-insi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohumrahaqa
"And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin]."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly."