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Ar-Ra'd 37

Ayah 37 of 43 · Medinan

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمًا عَرَبِيّٗاۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَآءَهُم بَعۡدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا وَاقٖ ٣٧

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation.1 And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allāh any ally or any protector.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., revealed in the Arabic language.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  2. أَنزَلۡنَٰهُWe have revealed itanzalnāhu
  3. حُكۡمًا(to be) a judgment of authorityḥuk'man
  4. عَرَبِيّٗاۚ(in) Arabicʿarabiyyan
  5. وَلَئِنِAnd ifwala-ini
  6. ٱتَّبَعۡتَyou followittabaʿta
  7. أَهۡوَآءَهُمtheir desiresahwāahum
  8. بَعۡدَafter whatbaʿdamā
  9. مَا
  10. جَآءَكَcame to youjāaka
  11. مِنَofmina
  12. ٱلۡعِلۡمِthe knowledgel-ʿil'mi
  13. مَاnotmā
  14. لَكَfor youlaka
  15. مِنَagainstmina
  16. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  17. مِنanymin
  18. وَلِيّٖprotectorwaliyyin
  19. وَلَاand notwalā
  20. وَاقٖdefenderwāqin

Tafsir

Just as We sent down the previous scriptures in the language of their people, We have sent down to you, O Messenger, the Qur’ān as a decisive word indicating the truth in the Arabic language. If you, O Messenger, follow the desires of the People of the Scripture, in their request to you to delete what does not conform to their desires, after you have received the knowledge that Allah has taught you, then you will not have anyone to take charge of your affairs and to assist you against your enemies and you will not have anyone to protect you from Allah’s punishment.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran