41. Sura Fussilat

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ ...

41: 36. And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah.

C4507. Nazagha has in it the idea of discord, slander, disharmony, as well as incitements to such disturbances in the soul.

They can only proceed from evil, and should be resisted with the help of Allah.

See also last note.

... إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴿٣٦﴾

He is the One Who hears and knows all things.

Other versions:

41: 36

Asad Hence, if it should happen that a prompting from Satan stirs you up [to blind anger], seek refuge with God: behold, He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing!.

Yusuf Ali And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil One seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.

Pickthall And if a whisper from the devil reach thee (O Muhammad) then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.

Transliteration Wa im ma_ yanzagan naka minas saita_ni nazgun fastaiz bil la_h in nahu_ huwas saul alim