A djinn is an invisible creature with special powers in Islamic stories. In the old tellings, people say God made djinn from a kind of smokeless fire, the way he made humans from earth. A djinn can help you or hurt you; it has its own mind, and it is not a pet.

A djinn鎮尼is an invisible creature with special powers in Islamic stories是伊斯蘭故事裡一種看不見、擁有特殊力量的生物。In the old tellings在古老的傳說裡，people say God made djinn from a kind of smokeless fire人們說神是用一種無煙的火造出djinn的，the way he made humans from earth就像祂用泥土造人一樣。A djinn can help you or hurt youdjinn可能幫你，也可能害你；it has its own mind它有自己的意志，and it is not a pet也不是寵物。

English also writes jinn. Strictly, one is often a djinni or jinni, and djinn is the usual plural, though many English writers just say a djinn for one and move on.

English also writes jinn英文也會拼作jinn。Strictly嚴格來說，one is often a djinni or jinni單數常常是djinni或jinni，and djinn is the usual plural而djinn通常是複數形，though many English writers just say a djinn for one and move on不過很多英文作者會直接用a djinn指單一一個，也就不深究了。

The word is a little bookish in English. In everyday talk, people who only know films may picture a genie in a lamp who grants wishes.

The word is a little bookish in English這個字在英文裡有點書卷氣。In everyday talk在日常對話裡，people who only know films may picture a genie in a lamp who grants wishes只看過電影的人可能會聯想到神燈裡那種會實現願望的genie神燈精靈。

Though actually, that film picture is later and much softer. In the old stories a djinn is closer to a person you cannot see than to a toy that grants wishes — it may ignore you, trick you, or refuse.

Though actually不過事實上，that film picture is later and much softer電影裡那個形象是後來才有的，而且溫和很多。In the old stories在古老的故事裡，a djinn is closer to a person you cannot see than to a toy that grants wishesdjinn更像是一個你看不見的人，而不是會實現願望的玩具——it may ignore you, trick you, or refuse它可能不理你、騙你，或直接拒絕你。