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Surah 109 · 6 verses

Al-Kafirun

الكافرون

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Say, "O disbelievers,

Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

Word by word
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
disbelievers
Interpretation

Say, O Messenger: O those who disbelieve in Allah!

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

2

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

I do not worship what you worship.

Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

Word by word
لَآ
Not
أَعْبُدُ
aʿbudu
I worship
مَا
what
تَعْبُدُونَ
taʿbudūna
you worship
Interpretation

I do not and will not worship the idols you worship.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

3

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

Word by word
وَلَآ
walā
And not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
عَـٰبِدُونَ
ʿābidūna
(are) worshippers
مَآ
(of) what
أَعْبُدُ
aʿbudu
I worship
Interpretation

Nor are you going to worship what I worship, i.e. Allah alone.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

4

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

Word by word
وَلَآ
walā
And not
أَنَا۠
anā
I am
عَابِدٌۭ
ʿābidun
a worshipper
مَّا
(of) what
عَبَدتُّمْ
ʿabadttum
you worship
Interpretation

Nor am I going to worship the idols you worship.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

5

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

Word by word
وَلَآ
walā
And not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
عَـٰبِدُونَ
ʿābidūna
(are) worshippers
مَآ
(of) what
أَعْبُدُ
aʿbudu
I worship
Interpretation

Nor are you going to worship what I worship, i.e. Allah alone.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

6

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."

Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

Word by word
لَكُمْ
lakum
For you
دِينُكُمْ
dīnukum
(is) your religion
وَلِىَ
waliya
and for me
دِينِ
dīni
(is) my religion
Interpretation

You have your religion you thought up for yourselves, and I have my religion that Allah revealed to me.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.