أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ ١٢٥
Do you call upon Baʿl1 and leave the best of creators -
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 The name of a great idol worshipped by the people and said to mean "lord."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَتَدۡعُونَDo you callatadʿūna
- بَعۡلٗاBaalbaʿlan
- وَتَذَرُونَand you forsakewatadharūna
- أَحۡسَنَ(the) Bestaḥsana
- ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ(of) Creators l-khāliqīna
Tafsir
“Do you worship your idol Ba‘l instead of Allah and leave the worship of Allah who is the best of creators?”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran