Surah Al-An'am 6:142 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 142 / 165 · Page 146

ۚ ۚ وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ حَمُولَةً وَفَرْشًا كُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
الْأَنْعَامِ
al-an'ami
the cattle
حَمُولَةً
hamulatan
(are some for) burden
وَفَرْشًا
wafarshan
and (some for) meat
كُلُوا
kulu
Eat
مِمَّا
mimma
of what
رَزَقَكُمُ
razaqakumu
(has been) provided (to) you
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا
tattabi'u
follow
خُطُوَاتِ
khutuwati
(the) footsteps
الشَّيْطَانِ
al-shaytani
(of) Shaitaan
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوٌّ
aduwwun
an enemy
مُّبِينٌ
mubinun
open

Transliteration

Wa minal an'aami hamoolatanw wa farshaa; kuloo mimmaa razaqakumul laahu wa laa tattabi'oo khutuwaatish Shaitaan; innahoo lakum 'aduwwum mubeen

Translation

And of the grazing livestock are carriers [of burdens] and those [too] small. Eat of what Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He is the One Who produced for you some animals suitable for carrying loads (such as big camels) and other animals not suitable for that purpose (such as small camels, goats and sheep). Eat, O people, of the permissible things that Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Satan by considering as lawful what Allah has forbidden and making unlawful what Allah has permitted, as the idolaters do. O people, O people, Satan is your clear enemy as He wants you to oppose Allah by doing so.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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