Surah Ash-Shura 42:15 — translation and meaning

الشورى · Verse 15 / 53 · Page 484

ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ ۖ فَلِذَلِكَ فَادْعُ وَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَقُلْ آمَنتُ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِن كِتَابٍ وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَعْدِلَ بَيْنَكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ لَا حُجَّةَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ اللَّهُ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ

Word by Word

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فَلِذَلِكَ
falidhalika
So to that
فَادْعُ
fa-ud'u
then invite
وَاسْتَقِمْ
wa-is'taqim
and stand firm
كَمَا
kama
as
أُمِرْتَ
umir'ta
you are commanded
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعْ
tattabi'
follow
أَهْوَاءَهُمْ
ahwaahum
their desires
وَقُلْ
waqul
but say
آمَنتُ
amantu
I believe
بِمَا
bima
in what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
Allah has sent down
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has sent down
مِن
min
of
كِتَابٍ
kitabin
(the) Book
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
and I am commanded
لِأَعْدِلَ
li-a'dila
that I do justice
بَيْنَكُمُ
baynakumu
between you
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
رَبُّنَا
rabbuna
(is) our Lord
وَرَبُّكُمْ
warabbukum
and your Lord
لَنَا
lana
For us
أَعْمَالُنَا
a'maluna
our deeds
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
أَعْمَالُكُمْ
a'malukum
your deeds
لَا
la
(There is) no
حُجَّةَ
hujjata
argument
بَيْنَنَا
baynana
between us
وَبَيْنَكُمُ
wabaynakumu
and between you
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَجْمَعُ
yajma'u
will assemble
بَيْنَنَا
baynana
[between] us
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
الْمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the final return

Transliteration

Falizaalika fad'u wastaqim kamaaa umirta wa laa tattabi' ahwaaa'ahum wa qul aamantu bimaaa anzalal laahu min Kitaab, wa umirtu li a'dila bainakum Allaahu Rabbunaa wa Rabbukum lanaaa a'maa lunaa wa lakum a'maalukim laa hujjata bainanaa wa baina kumul laahu yajma'u bainanaa wa ilaihil maseer

Translation

So to that [religion of Allah] invite, [O Muhammad], and remain on a right course as you are commanded and do not follow their inclinations but say, "I have believed in what Allah has revealed of the Qur'an, and I have been commanded to do justice among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds, and for you your deeds. There is no [need for] argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is the [final] destination."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Call to this upright religion and remain firm on it as Allah has instructed you. Do not follow their false desires and say them when disputing with them: I have faith in Allah and in the scriptures which Allah sent down to His messengers. Allah has instructed me to judge between you with justice. Allah, the One Whom I worship, is both our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds, whether good or bad and you have your deeds, whether good or bad. There is no quarrel between us after the evidence is apparent and the path is clear. Allah will bring us all together and to Him is the return on the day of resurrection. He will then recompense each one as He deserves and then it will become clear who is true and who is false and who is right and who is wrong.

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

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