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وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗا
Wa annahoo kaana rijaalun minal insi ya'oozoona bi rijaalin minal jinni fa zaadoohum rahaqa
'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
— Al-Jinn (ٱلْجِنّ), 72:6
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗاTransliteration: Wa annahoo kaana rijaalun minal insi ya'oozoona bi rijaalin minal jinni fa zaadoohum rahaqa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
This is verse 6 of Surah Al-Jinn (ٱلْجِنّ, meaning "The Jinn"), the 72th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 28 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Jinns.