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Al-An'am 136

Ayah 136 of 165 · Meccan

وَجَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلۡحَرۡثِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ نَصِيبٗا فَقَالُواْ هَٰذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعۡمِهِمۡ وَهَٰذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَاۖ فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ فَلَا يَصِلُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَىٰ شُرَكَآئِهِمۡۗ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ ١٣٦

And they [i.e., the polytheists] assign to Allāh from that which He created of crops and livestock a share and say, "This is for Allāh," by their claim, "and this is for our 'partners' [associated with Him]." But what is for their "partners" does not reach Allāh, while what is for Allāh - this reaches their "partners." Evil is that which they rule.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَجَعَلُواْAnd they assignwajaʿalū
  2. لِلَّهِto Allahlillahi
  3. مِمَّاout of whatmimmā
  4. ذَرَأَHe produceddhara-a
  5. مِنَofmina
  6. ٱلۡحَرۡثِthe cropsl-ḥarthi
  7. وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِand the cattlewal-anʿāmi
  8. نَصِيبٗاa sharenaṣīban
  9. فَقَالُواْand they sayfaqālū
  10. هَٰذَاThishādhā
  11. لِلَّهِ(is) for Allahlillahi
  12. بِزَعۡمِهِمۡby their claimbizaʿmihim
  13. وَهَٰذَاAnd thiswahādhā
  14. لِشُرَكَآئِنَاۖ(is) for our partnerslishurakāinā
  15. فَمَاBut whatfamā
  16. كَانَiskāna
  17. لِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡfor their partnerslishurakāihim
  18. فَلَا(does) notfalā
  19. يَصِلُreachyaṣilu
  20. إِلَى[to]ilā
  21. ٱللَّهِۖAllahl-lahi
  22. وَمَاwhile whatwamā
  23. كَانَiskāna
  24. لِلَّهِfor Allahlillahi
  25. فَهُوَthen itfahuwa
  26. يَصِلُreachesyaṣilu
  27. إِلَىٰ[to]ilā
  28. شُرَكَآئِهِمۡۗtheir partnersshurakāihim
  29. سَآءَEvilsāa
  30. مَا(is) whatmā
  31. يَحۡكُمُونَthey judgeyaḥkumūna

Tafsir

The idolaters made innovations and false claims in their religion concerning Allah by assigning to Him a share of the crops and livestock that He created, and giving a share of what He created to their idols. Yet the share they gave to their partners does not reach the avenues that Allah requires them to be spent in, such as on the poor and destitute. But what they gave to Allah reaches the idols and is spent on them. How evil is their judgement and distribution!

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran