Surah Ash-Shura 42:10 — translation and meaning

الشورى · Verse 10 / 53 · Page 483

ۚ وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ

Word by Word

ۚ
وَمَا
wama
And whatever
اخْتَلَفْتُمْ
ikh'talaftum
you differ
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
مِن
min
of
شَيْءٍ
shayin
a thing
فَحُكْمُهُ
fahuk'muhu
then its ruling
إِلَى
ila
(is) to
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
ذَلِكُمُ
dhalikumu
That
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
upon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُ
tawakkaltu
I put my trust
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
أُنِيبُ
unibu
I turn

Transliteration

Wa makh-talaftum feehi min shai'in fahukmuhooo ilallaah; zaalikumul laahu Rabbee 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa ilaihi uneeb

Translation

And in anything over which you disagree - its ruling is [to be referred] to Allah. [Say], "That is Allah, my Lord; upon Him I have relied, and to Him I turn back."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Whatever you, O People, differ in about the principle and secondary matters of your religion, the judgement for that rests with Allah, and His book and the tradition of His Messenger (peace be upon him) must be used as a reference. The One who possesses these attributes is my Lord. It is on Him that I rely in all my affairs and it is to Him that I turn by repenting to Him.

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

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