وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةٗ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ ٧٤
But they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱتَّخَذُواْBut they have takenwa-ittakhadhū
- مِنbesidesmin
- دُونِbesidesdūni
- ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
- ءَالِهَةٗgodsālihatan
- لَّعَلَّهُمۡthat they maylaʿallahum
- يُنصَرُونَbe helpedyunṣarūna
Tafsir
The idolaters have taken other deities instead of Allah whom they worship, hoping that they will help them and save them from the punishment of Allah.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran