Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Mu'minun Verse 98

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, even from their coming near me.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, that they ˹even˺ come near me.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, that they even come near me.”

A. J. Arberry

and I take refuge in Thee, O my Lord, lest they attend me.'

Abdul Haleem

I seek refuge with you, Lord, so that they may not come near me.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And I seek refuge with Thee, my Lord! lest they may be present with me

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should come near me."

Abul Ala Maududi

I even seek Your refuge, my Lord, lest they should approach me."

Ahmed Ali

I seek refuge in You lest they come to me."

Ahmed Raza Khan

“And my Lord, (I seek) Your refuge from their coming to me.”

Ali Quli Qarai

and I seek Your protection, my Lord, from their presence near me.’

Ali Ünal

"I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`Rather, I (also) seek refuge in You, my Lord! lest they should even come near me.´

English Literal

And I seek protection by you, my Lord, that they attend/come to me.

Faridul Haque

"And my Lord, (I seek) Your refuge from their coming to me."

Hamid S. Aziz

And say, "My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from the suggestions of the devils;

Hilali & Khan

"And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they may attend (or come near) me."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And say: My Lord, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil suggestions of the devils,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And I seek refuge in Thee! O my Lord! from their presence.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they be present with me,

Muhammad Sarwar

I seek your protection should they approach me."

Qaribullah & Darwish

O my Lord, I seek refuge in You lest they attend me'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me."

Wahiduddin Khan

I seek refuge with You, Lord, lest they should come near me."

Talal Itani

And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they become present.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And I seek protection in You, my Lord, lest they visit me', in any of my affairs, for they only visit to bring ill.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

"And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me."

means, in any issue of my life.

So we are commanded to mention Allah at the beginning of any undertaking, in order to ward off the Shayatin at the time of eating, intercourse, slaughtering animals for food, etc.

Abu Dawud recorded that the Messenger of Allah used to say;

اللَّهُمَّ

إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَرَمِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَدْمِ وَمِنَ الْغَرَقِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ يَتَخَبَّطَنِي الشَّيْطَانُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْت

O Allah,

I seek refuge with You from old age,

I seek refuge with You from being crushed or drowned, and

I seek refuge with you from being assaulted by the Shayatin at the time of death.