Surah Ali 'Imran 3:83 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 83 / 200 · Page 60

أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ اللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ

Word by Word

أَفَغَيْرَ
afaghayra
So is (it) other than
دِينِ
dini
(the) religion
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
يَبْغُونَ
yabghuna
they seek
وَلَهُ
walahu
While to Him
أَسْلَمَ
aslama
(have) submitted
مَن
man
whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَالْأَرْضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
طَوْعًا
taw'an
willingly
وَكَرْهًا
wakarhan
or unwillingly
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and towards Him
يُرْجَعُونَ
yur'ja'una
they will be returned

Transliteration

Afaghaira deenil laahi yabghoona wa lahooo aslama man fis samaawaati wal ardi taw'anw wa karhanw wa ilaihi yurja'oon

Translation

So is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Do these people, who leave the religion of Allah and His obedience, look for something other than the religion Allah has chosen for His worship when every creation in the heavens and earth surrenders to Him, whether willingly like the believers, or unwillingly, like the disbelievers? Then all of creation will return to Him on the Day of Resurrection to give an account for their actions.

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

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