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Al-An'am 81

Ayah 81 of 165 · Meccan

وَكَيۡفَ أَخَافُ مَآ أَشۡرَكۡتُمۡ وَلَا تَخَافُونَ أَنَّكُمۡ أَشۡرَكۡتُم بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمۡ يُنَزِّلۡ بِهِۦ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٗاۚ فَأَيُّ ٱلۡفَرِيقَيۡنِ أَحَقُّ بِٱلۡأَمۡنِۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٨١

And how should I fear what you associate while you do not fear that you have associated with Allāh that for which He has not sent down to you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَكَيۡفَAnd howwakayfa
  2. أَخَافُcould I fearakhāfu
  3. مَآwhatmā
  4. أَشۡرَكۡتُمۡyou associate (with Allah)ashraktum
  5. وَلَاwhile notwalā
  6. تَخَافُونَyou feartakhāfūna
  7. أَنَّكُمۡthat youannakum
  8. أَشۡرَكۡتُمhave associatedashraktum
  9. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  10. مَاwhatmā
  11. لَمۡnotlam
  12. يُنَزِّلۡdid He send downyunazzil
  13. بِهِۦfor itbihi
  14. عَلَيۡكُمۡto youʿalaykum
  15. سُلۡطَٰنٗاۚany authoritysul'ṭānan
  16. فَأَيُّSo whichfa-ayyu
  17. ٱلۡفَرِيقَيۡنِ(of) the two partiesl-farīqayni
  18. أَحَقُّhas more rightaḥaqqu
  19. بِٱلۡأَمۡنِۖto securitybil-amni
  20. إِنifin
  21. كُنتُمۡyoukuntum
  22. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

How can I be fearful of the idols you worship besides Allah when you have no fear of your associating as partners with Allah things that He created, without having any proof for doing so? Which of the two groups, the monotheists or the idolaters, is more deserving of safety and security? If you know which group is more deserving, then follow that group. The more deserving group is undoubtedly the group of the believers who are monotheists.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran