Surah Al-An'am 6:80 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 80 / 165 · Page 137

ۗ ۗ ۚ ۚ وَحَاجَّهُ قَوْمُهُ قَالَ أَتُحَاجُّونِّي فِي اللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَانِ وَلَا أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ رَبِّي شَيْئًا وَسِعَ رَبِّي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Word by Word

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ۗ
ۚ
ۚ
وَحَاجَّهُ
wahajjahu
And argued with him
قَوْمُهُ
qawmuhu
his people
قَالَ
qala
He said
أَتُحَاجُّونِّي
atuhajjunni
Do you argue with me
فِي
fi
concerning
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَقَدْ
waqad
while certainly
هَدَانِ
hadani
He has guided me
وَلَا
wala
And not
أَخَافُ
akhafu
(do) I fear
مَا
ma
what
تُشْرِكُونَ
tush'rikuna
you associate
بِهِ
bihi
with Him
إِلَّا
illa
unless
أَن
an
[that]
يَشَاءَ
yashaa
wills
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
شَيْئًا
shayan
anything
وَسِعَ
wasi'a
Encompasses
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
عِلْمًا
il'man
(in) knowledge
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
تَتَذَكَّرُونَ
tatadhakkaruna
you take heed

Transliteration

Wa haaajjahoo qawmuh; qaala a-tuh aaajjooonnnee fillaahi wa qad hadaan; wa laaa akhaafu mmaa tushrikoona bihee illaaa ai yashaaa'a Rabbee shai'anw wasi'a Rabbee kulla shai'in 'ilman afalaa tatazakkaroon

Translation

And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allah while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Abraham’s people, who were idolaters, disputed with him with respect to Allah’s Oneness and they threatened him with their idols. He said to them: Do you argue with me about Allah’s Oneness and worshipping Him alone when my Lord has guided me to it? I do not have any fear of your idols, because they have no ability to harm or benefit, unless Allah wills. Whatever Allah wills happens. Allah’s knowledge covers everything and nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Him. Will you, then, not be mindful, O people, and stop your disbelief and associating of partners with Allah and believe in Him alone?

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

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