# Quran 17:53 — Surah Al-Isra' (The Night Journey), Verse 53

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَقُل لِّعِبَادِي يَقُولُواْ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوّٗا مُّبِينٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَقُلْ لِّعِبَادِیْ یَقُوْلُوا الَّتِیْ هِیَ اَحْسَنُ اِنَّ الشَّیْطٰنَ یَنْزَغُ بَیْنَهُمْ اِنَّ الشَّیْطٰنَ كَانَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ عَدُوًّا مُّبِیْنًا ۟

## Transliteration
Wa qul li'ibaadee yaqoolul latee hiya ahsan; innash shaitaana yanzaghu bainahum; innash shaitaana kaana lil insaani 'aduwwam mubeenaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Isra' 17:53 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Satan - Iblis](https://deen.global/quran/topics/the-unseen/satan-iblis.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-Isra' is a meccan surah with 111 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-isra.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/17/52.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/17/54.md
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