Surah Al-Kahf 18:102 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 102 / 110 · Page 304

ۚ أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَن يَتَّخِذُوا عِبَادِي مِن دُونِي أَوْلِيَاءَ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَافِرِينَ نُزُلًا

Word by Word

ۚ
أَفَحَسِبَ
afahasiba
Do then think
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
أَن
an
that
يَتَّخِذُوا
yattakhidhu
they (can) take
عِبَادِي
ibadi
My servants
مِن
min
besides Me
دُونِي
duni
besides Me
أَوْلِيَاءَ
awliyaa
(as) protectors
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed, We
أَعْتَدْنَا
a'tadna
We have prepared
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
لِلْكَافِرِينَ
lil'kafirina
for the disbelievers
نُزُلًا
nuzulan
(as) a lodging

Transliteration

Afahasibal lazeena kafarooo any yattakhizoo 'ibaadee min dooneee awliyaaa'; innaaa a'tadnaa jahannama lilkaafi reena nuzulaa

Translation

Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So did those who disbelieved in Allah think to make My servants among the angels, messengers and satans, gods besides me? I have prepared Hellfire as a residing place for the disbelievers.

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

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