Surah Al-An'am 6:153 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 153 / 165 · Page 149

ۚ ۖ وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۖ
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
And that
هَذَا
hadha
this
صِرَاطِي
sirati
(is) My path
مُسْتَقِيمًا
mus'taqiman
straight
فَاتَّبِعُوهُ
fa-ittabi'uhu
so follow it
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا
tattabi'u
follow
السُّبُلَ
al-subula
the (other) paths
فَتَفَرَّقَ
fatafarraqa
then they will separate
بِكُمْ
bikum
you
عَن
an
from
سَبِيلِهِ
sabilihi
His path
ذَلِكُمْ
dhalikum
That
وَصَّاكُم
wassakum
(He) has enjoined on you
بِهِ
bihi
[with it]
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَتَّقُونَ
tattaquna
become righteous

Transliteration

Wa annna haazaa Siraatee mustaqeeman fattabi'oohu wa laa tattabi'us subula fatafarraqa bikum 'an sabeelih; zaalikum wassaakum bihee la'allakum tattaqoon

Translation

And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He has prohibited you from following the paths of misguidance. You are required to follow Allah’s straight path, in which there is no crookedness. The paths of misguidance will lead you far away from the path of truth. Allah instructs you to follow the straight path in the hope that you will become mindful of Him by fulfilling His instructions and staying away from His prohibitions.

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

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