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An-Nahl 74

Ayah 74 of 128 · Meccan

فَلَا تَضۡرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٧٤

So do not assert similarities to Allāh.1 Indeed, Allāh knows and you do not know.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 As there is nothing comparable to Him.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَاSo (do) notfalā
  2. تَضۡرِبُواْput forthtaḍribū
  3. لِلَّهِfor Allahlillahi
  4. ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚthe similitudel-amthāla
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. يَعۡلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
  8. وَأَنتُمۡand youwa-antum
  9. لَا(do) notlā
  10. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

So - O People - do not make similarities for Allah from these idols that do not benefit nor harm. Allah has no likeness that you can associate with Him in worship. Allah knows the attributes of majesty and perfection that are His and you do not know that and as a result you ascribe partners to Him and claim that your idols are similar to Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran