وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةٗ لِّيَكُونُواْ لَهُمۡ عِزّٗا ٨١
And they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱتَّخَذُواْAnd they have takenwa-ittakhadhū
- مِنbesides Allahmin
- دُونِbesides Allahdūni
- ٱللَّهِbesides Allahl-lahi
- ءَالِهَةٗgodsālihatan
- لِّيَكُونُواْthat they may beliyakūnū
- لَهُمۡfor themlahum
- عِزّٗاan honorʿizzan
Tafsir
The idolaters have taken for themselves things of worship other than Allah, so that they may be a support and source of assistance for them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran