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Al-A'raf 89

Ayah 89 of 206 · Meccan

قَدِ ٱفۡتَرَيۡنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنۡ عُدۡنَا فِي مِلَّتِكُم بَعۡدَ إِذۡ نَجَّىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنۡهَاۚ وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَاۚ وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمًاۚ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا ٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَ قَوۡمِنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡفَٰتِحِينَ ٨٩

We would have invented against Allāh a lie if we returned to your religion after Allāh had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allāh, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allāh we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَدِVerilyqadi
  2. ٱفۡتَرَيۡنَاwe would have fabricatedif'taraynā
  3. عَلَىagainstʿalā
  4. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  5. كَذِبًاa liekadhiban
  6. إِنۡifin
  7. عُدۡنَاwe returnedʿud'nā
  8. فِيinfī
  9. مِلَّتِكُمyour religionmillatikum
  10. بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
  11. إِذۡ[when]idh
  12. نَجَّىٰنَاsaved usnajjānā
  13. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  14. مِنۡهَاۚfrom itmin'hā
  15. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  16. يَكُونُit isyakūnu
  17. لَنَآfor uslanā
  18. أَنthatan
  19. نَّعُودَwe returnnaʿūda
  20. فِيهَآin itfīhā
  21. إِلَّآexceptillā
  22. أَنthatan
  23. يَشَآءَwillsyashāa
  24. ٱللَّهُAllah l-lahu
  25. رَبُّنَاۚour Lordrabbunā
  26. وَسِعَEncompasseswasiʿa
  27. رَبُّنَا(by) Our Lordrabbunā
  28. كُلَّeverykulla
  29. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  30. عِلۡمًاۚ(in) knowledgeʿil'man
  31. عَلَىUponʿalā
  32. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  33. تَوَكَّلۡنَاۚwe put our trusttawakkalnā
  34. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  35. ٱفۡتَحۡDecideif'taḥ
  36. بَيۡنَنَاbetween usbaynanā
  37. وَبَيۡنَand betweenwabayna
  38. قَوۡمِنَاour peopleqawminā
  39. بِٱلۡحَقِّin truthbil-ḥaqi
  40. وَأَنتَand Youwa-anta
  41. خَيۡرُ(are the) Bestkhayru
  42. ٱلۡفَٰتِحِينَ(of) those who Decidel-fātiḥīna

Tafsir

'If we follow what you believe of disbelief and polytheism after we have been saved from it by Allah’s grace, we would have invented a lie against Him. It would not be appropriate or right for us to return to your false religion unless Allah wills us to do so – as we will do whatever He wills. Allah surrounds everything in knowledge, and so He knows what is right for His slaves. Nothing is hidden from Him. We put our trust in Allah alone, so He will make us firm on the right path and protect us from the ways leading to Hell. O our Lord! Judge between us and these disbelieving people with the truth, and help those who hold to the truth and those who are wronged against those who are wrongdoers. You O Lord are the best of Judges.'.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran