Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
inasmuch as they said [to their followers], 'Do not ever abandon your gods: abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', and neither Yaghuth nor Ya’uq nor Nasr!
M. M. Pickthall
And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’
Safi Kaskas
And said, 'Do not abandon your gods. Never leave Wadd or Suwa‘ or Yaghuth and Ya‘uq and Nasr.
Wahiduddin Khan
and they said [to their followers], Do not ever abandon your deities: abandon neither Wadd, nor Suwa, and neither Yaghuth, nor Yauq nor Nasr
Shakir
And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they said: You will by no means forsake your gods, nor will you forsake Wadd nor Suwa nor Yaghuth nor Yauq nor Nasr.
T.B.Irving
and said: ´Do not forsake your gods: do not leave Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq, nor Nasr!´
Abdul Hye
and they have said: ‘Don’t leave your deity, nor shall you leave Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq, nor Nasr (names of the idols).’
The Study Quran
saying, “Do not leave your gods; do not leave Wadd or Suwa?, or Yaguth, Ya?uq, or Nasr.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They said, “Never abandon your gods. Never abandon Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghoos, nor Yaooq, nor Nassr.
Talal Itani (2012)
And they said, 'Do not give up your gods; do not give up Wadd, nor Souwa, nor Yaghoos, and Yaooq, and Nassr
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they have said: ‘you shall not leave your gods; and nor you shall leave Wadd and nor Suwa ’; and nor Yagus and Ya‘uq and Nasr .
and said to each other: 'Do not leave your gods; especially Wadd, Suwa, Yaghus, Yauq and Nasr (the names of their idols).
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they have said, ‘Definitely do not leave (behind) your gods, and do not definitely leave behind Wadd or Suwa‘ or Yaghuth or Ya‘uq or Nasr (These are names of pagan gods.
Muhammad Sarwar
and have said to each other, 'Do not give-up your idols. Do not renounce Wadd, Suwa`, Yaghuth, Ya`uq and Nasr (names of certain idols)
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and said (to their people), .Never forsake your gods, and never forsake Wadd, nor Suwa‘, nor Yaghuth and Ya‘uq and Nasr
Shabbir Ahmed
And keep telling one another, "Do not abandon your gods! And forsake not Wadd, nor Suw'a, nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr."
Dr. Munir Munshey
"They said (to their followers), ´Do not ever give up your gods. Never ever abandon (the worship of) Wada, Suwa, Yaguth, and nasr´ _(all names of idols being worshipped)."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"And they have said (to each other); ‘do not give up your gods: And do not give up Wadd, nor Suwa, neither Yaguth, nor Ya’uq, nor Nasr’—" (These are the false gods of the people of Nuh
And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they said: "Do not abandon your gods, do not abandon Destroyer, nor Night Group, nor Helper and Deterrer and Eagle."
Abdel Haleem
saying, “Do not renounce your gods
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And who have said: ye shall not leave your gods; nor Shall ye leave Wadd nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, nor Ya'uq nor Nasr
Ahmed Ali
And said: 'Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wadda or Suwa', or Yaghuth, Ya'uq or Nasr.
Aisha Bewley
saying, "Do not abandon your gods. Do not abandon Wadd or Suwa´ or Yaghuth or Ya´uq or Nasr."
Ali Ünal
"And they have said: ‘Do not ever abandon your deities; do not abandon (in particular) Wadd, nor Suwa’, nor Yaghuth, and Ya‘uq, and Nasr!’
Ali Quli Qara'i
They say, ‘‘Do not abandon your gods. Do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, Ya‘uq and Nasr,’’
Hamid S. Aziz
"And they say (to each other), ´By no means leave your gods, abandon neither Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghut, and Yauq and Nasr (their gods).´
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and they said: “Do not abandon your gods, and do not leave Wadd or Suwa or Yaghus and Ya'uq and Nasr.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“And they said, ‘Do not abandon your gods. Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa, neither Yaguth nor Ya’uq, nor Nasr
Musharraf Hussain
they tell them, ‘Don’t abandon your gods and don’t abandon Wadd, Suwa’, Yaghuth, Ya‘uq or Nasr.’
Maududi
They said: "Do not abandon your deities; do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq, nor Nasr
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they said: "Do not abandon your gods. Do not abandon Destroyer, nor Fertility, nor Lion, Stallion and Eagle.
Mohammad Shafi
And they told [their followers], "Abandon not your gods: abandon not Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq or Nasr!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they said, 'never leave your gods and leave not Wadd nor Suwa nor Yaghuth and Yauq and Nasr'. (idols of pagan Arabs)
"They said, `Do not abandon your gods. Do not abandon Wadd, Suwaa`, Yaghouth, Ya`ooq, and Nasr.'
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and said: 'Do not renounce your gods, do not leave waddan or suwa'an or yaghutha, or ya'uqa, or nasra.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Forsake not your gods; nor forsake Wadd, nor Suwa’, nor Yaghuth and Ya’uq and Nasr
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they said: "Do not leave (E) your gods, and do not leave (E) Waddan (could be an idol god), and nor Sowa'an (a female idol god, worshipped by Hothail tribe of Arabs in pre-Islam), and nor Yaghootha (an idol god), and Yaooka (an idol god), and Nasran (an idol god)."
Bijan Moeinian
Their chiefs have told them not to abandon their idols: Wadd, Suwa, Yaghuth, Yauq and Nasr
Faridul Haque
“And they said, ‘Do not ever abandon your gods – and never abandon Wadd, or Suwa - or Yaghuth or Yauq or Nasr.’ ”
Sher Ali
`And they say to one another `Forsake not your gods, and forsake neither Wadd nor Suwa, nor Yaghhth and Ya`hq and Nasr.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they kept saying: Do not turn away from your gods and never abandon (the idols named as) Wadd, Suwa‘, Yaghuth, Ya‘uq and Nasr (as well)
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they say (one to another), `Never abandon your gods; neither abandon Wadd (their idol in the form of man), nor Suwa` (- in that of a woman), nor (should you abandon) Yaghuth (- in that of a lion), and Ya`uq (- in that of a horse) and Nasr (- in that of an eagle)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"And they have said: You shall not leave your gods, nor shall you leave Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghooth, nor Yaooq, nor Nasr (names of the idols)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they said, ‘Abandon not your gods and abandon not the Wadda nor Suwa’ nor Yaghootha nor Yaooqa nor Nasra.’
Munir Mezyed
Urging (their followers): “Do not renounce your gods- especially Wadd, Suwâ, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And said: don´t abandon your gods and don´t abandon Wadd, Suwa´, Yaghuth, Ya´uq and Nasr.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“They have said, ‘Do not forsake your gods. Do not forsake [your gods] Wadd or Suwa or Yaghuth or Ya’uq or Nasr.’
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
saying, ‘Do not abandon yourpl gods, and do not abandon Wadd, nor Souwa’, nor Yaghooth and Ya'ooq and Nasra.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and said: 'Do not forsake your gods: do not leave Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq, nor Nasr!'
Samy Mahdy
And they have said: Do not forsake your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr.
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “Never leave your gods! Never leave Wadd, Suwa or Yaghuth and Yauq and Nasr (the names of their deities)!”
Mir Aneesuddin
And they said: Do not leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa nor Yagus and Yauq and Nasr* *Names of false gods (deities)
"They declared in explicit terms never to renounce their gods nor the idols, designated after legendary righteous men,: Waddun and Suwa'un, nor abandon Yaghutha, Ya'uqa and Nasrun"*
The Wise Quran
And they said, "Do not leave your gods, and do not leave Wadd nor Suwa nor Yaghuth and Yauq and Nasr."