Surah Al-'Ankabut 29:25 — translation and meaning

العنكبوت · Verse 25 / 69 · Page 399

ۖ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَاكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ

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ۖ
وَقَالَ
waqala
And he said
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
اتَّخَذْتُم
ittakhadhtum
you have taken
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
duni
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
أَوْثَانًا
awthanan
idols
مَّوَدَّةَ
mawaddata
(out of) love
بَيْنِكُمْ
baynikum
among you
فِي
fi
in
الْحَيَاةِ
al-hayati
the life
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
الْقِيَامَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
يَكْفُرُ
yakfuru
you will deny
بَعْضُكُم
ba'dukum
one another
بِبَعْضٍ
biba'din
one another
وَيَلْعَنُ
wayal'anu
and curse
بَعْضُكُم
ba'dukum
one another
بَعْضًا
ba'dan
one another
وَمَأْوَاكُمُ
wamawakumu
and your abode
النَّارُ
al-naru
(will be) the Fire
وَمَا
wama
and not
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّن
min
any
نَّاصِرِينَ
nasirina
helpers

Transliteration

Wa qaala innamat takhaz tum min doonil laahi awsaanam mawaddata bainikum fil hayaatid dunyaa summa yawmal qiyaamati yakfuru ba'dukum biba 'dinw wa yal'anu ba'dukum ba'danw-wa yal'anu ba'dukum ba'danw wa maa waakumun Naaru wa maa lakum min naasireen

Translation

And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Abraham (peace be upon him) said to his people: You have only taken idols as gods whom you worship for your mutual recognition and affection for their worship in the present life. Then, on the Day of Judgement, this mutual affection between you will end and you will disown and curse one another when you see the punishment. The fire will be the place you resort to and no one will help and protect you against Allah’s punishment, not the idols that you used to worship besides Allah and nor anyone else.

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

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