Surah Al-Isra 17:42 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 42 / 111 · Page 286
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا إِلَى ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا
Word by Word
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
كَانَ
kana
(there) were
مَعَهُ
ma'ahu
with Him
آلِهَةٌ
alihatun
gods
كَمَا
kama
as
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
they say
إِذًا
idhan
then
لَّابْتَغَوْا
la-ib'taghaw
surely they (would) have sought
إِلَى
ila
to
ذِي
dhi
(the) Owner
الْعَرْشِ
al-'arshi
(of) the Throne
سَبِيلًا
sabilan
a way
Transliteration
Qul law kaana ma'ahooo aalihatun kamaa yaqooloona izal labtaghaw ilaa zil 'Arshi Sabeela
Translation
Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: If there were other deities along with Allah as they say as a fabrication and lie, then those supposed deities would have sought a way to Allah, the Owner of the Throne, to try to defeat and combat with Him over His dominion.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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