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An-Nahl 51

Ayah 51 of 128 · Meccan

۞ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ إِلَٰهَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞ فَإِيَّٰيَ فَٱرۡهَبُونِ ٥١

And Allāh has said, "Do not take for yourselves two1 deities. He [i.e., Allāh] is but one God, so fear only Me."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Meaning more than one.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَقَالَAnd Allah has saidwaqāla
  2. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah has saidl-lahu
  3. لَا(Do) notlā
  4. تَتَّخِذُوٓاْtaketattakhidhū
  5. إِلَٰهَيۡنِ[two] godsilāhayni
  6. ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖtwoith'nayni
  7. إِنَّمَاonlyinnamā
  8. هُوَHehuwa
  9. إِلَٰهٞ(is) Godilāhun
  10. وَٰحِدٞOnewāḥidun
  11. فَإِيَّٰيَso Me Alonefa-iyyāya
  12. فَٱرۡهَبُونِyou fear [Me]fa-ir'habūni

Tafsir

Allah, may He be glorified, said to all His servants: Do not take two beings of worship. The being deserving of worship is only one who has no second nor any partner. So fear Me only and do not fear others besides Me.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran