Surah An-Nahl 16:51 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 51 / 128 · Page 272
ۖ ۖ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا إِلَهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ
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وَقَالَ
waqala
And Allah has said
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
And Allah has said
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَتَّخِذُوا
tattakhidhu
take
إِلَهَيْنِ
ilahayni
[two] gods
اثْنَيْنِ
ith'nayni
two
إِنَّمَا
innama
only
هُوَ
huwa
He
إِلَهٌ
ilahun
(is) God
وَاحِدٌ
wahidun
One
فَإِيَّايَ
fa-iyyaya
so Me Alone
فَارْهَبُونِ
fa-ir'habuni
you fear [Me]
Transliteration
Wa qaalal laahu laa tatta khizooo ilaahainis naini innamaa Huwa Ilaahunw Waahid; fa iyyaaya farhaboon
Translation
And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Allah, may He be glorified, said to all His servants: Do not take two beings of worship. The being deserving of worship is only one who has no second nor any partner. So fear Me only and do not fear others besides Me.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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