Surah Az-Zumar 39:64 — translation and meaning

الزمر · Verse 64 / 75 · Page 465

قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّي أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَاهِلُونَ

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
أَفَغَيْرَ
afaghayra
Is (it) other than
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تَأْمُرُونِّي
tamurunni
you order me
أَعْبُدُ
a'budu
(to) worship
أَيُّهَا
ayyuha
O
الْجَاهِلُونَ
al-jahiluna
ignorant ones

Transliteration

Qul afaghairal laahi taamurooonneee a'budu ayyuhal jaahiloon

Translation

Say, [O Muhammad], "Is it other than Allah that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who entice you to worship their idols: Do you instruct me, O you who are ignorant of your Lord, to worship other than Allah?! None deserves to be worshipped except Allah alone, so I will never worship other than Him.

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

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