Surah Ya-Sin 36:74 — translation and meaning
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وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Word by Word
وَاتَّخَذُوا
wa-ittakhadhu
But they have taken
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
duni
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
آلِهَةً
alihatan
gods
لَّعَلَّهُمْ
la'allahum
that they may
يُنصَرُونَ
yunsaruna
be helped
Transliteration
Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal la'allahum yunsaroon
Translation
But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The idolaters have taken other deities instead of Allah whom they worship, hoping that they will help them and save them from the punishment of Allah.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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