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Al-'Ankabut 17

Ayah 17 of 69 · Meccan

إِنَّمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡثَٰنٗا وَتَخۡلُقُونَ إِفۡكًاۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ لَكُمۡ رِزۡقٗا فَٱبۡتَغُواْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرِّزۡقَ وَٱعۡبُدُوهُ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لَهُۥٓۖ إِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ١٧

You only worship, besides Allāh, idols, and you produce a falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allāh do not possess for you [the power of] provision. So seek from Allāh provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. تَعۡبُدُونَyou worshiptaʿbudūna
  3. مِنbesidesmin
  4. دُونِbesidesdūni
  5. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  6. أَوۡثَٰنٗاidolsawthānan
  7. وَتَخۡلُقُونَand you createwatakhluqūna
  8. إِفۡكًاۚfalsehoodif'kan
  9. إِنَّIndeedinna
  10. ٱلَّذِينَthose whomalladhīna
  11. تَعۡبُدُونَyou worshiptaʿbudūna
  12. مِنbesidesmin
  13. دُونِbesidesdūni
  14. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  15. لَا(do) notlā
  16. يَمۡلِكُونَpossessyamlikūna
  17. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  18. رِزۡقٗاany provisionriz'qan
  19. فَٱبۡتَغُواْSo seekfa-ib'taghū
  20. عِندَfromʿinda
  21. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  22. ٱلرِّزۡقَthe provisionl-riz'qa
  23. وَٱعۡبُدُوهُand worship Himwa-uʿ'budūhu
  24. وَٱشۡكُرُواْand be gratefulwa-ush'kurū
  25. لَهُۥٓۖto Himlahu
  26. إِلَيۡهِTo Himilayhi
  27. تُرۡجَعُونَyou will be returnedtur'jaʿūna

Tafsir

O idolaters, you are only worshipping idols which do not benefit or harm, and you are inventing a lie when you claim they are worthy of worship. Those whom you worship besides Allah do not have the ability to provide for you that they should provide you. Seek provision from Allah alone, as He is the Provider, worship Him alone, and thank Him for the provision He has blessed you with. To Him alone you will be returned on the day of judgment to be reckoned and rewarded, not to Your idols”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran