← Surah 18

18:15

هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

Word by word

هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
These
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰٓPrepositionATT، prefix
ؤُلَآءِNoundemonstrative، preposition
قَوْمُنَا
our people
Noun
Root: قوم
Grammar (i'rab)
قَوْمُNounmasculine، nominative
نَاNounpronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
have taken
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱتَّخَذُVerbperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Nounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
مِن
besides Him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPrepositionpreposition
دُونِهِۦٓ
besides Him
Noun
Root: دون
Grammar (i'rab)
دُونِNoungenitive
هِۦٓNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
ءَالِهَةً
gods
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَالِهَةًNounmasc. plur.، indefinite، accusative
لَّوْلَا
Why not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّوْلَاPrepositionexhortation
يَأْتُونَ
they come
Verb
Root: أتي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَأْتُVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
عَلَيْهِم
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPrepositionpreposition
هِمNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ
with an authority
Noun
Root: سلط
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPrepositionpreposition، prefix
سُلْطَٰنٍۭNounmasculine، indefinite، genitive
بَيِّنٍ
clear
Noun
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
بَيِّنٍNounmasc. sing.، indefinite، genitive، adjective
فَمَنْ
And who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
مَنْNounrelative
أَظْلَمُ
(is) more wrong
Noun
Root: ظلم
Grammar (i'rab)
أَظْلَمُNounmasc. sing.، nominative
مِمَّنِ
than (one) who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِPrepositionpreposition
مَّنِNounrelative
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
invents
Verb
Root: فري
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱفْتَرَىٰVerbperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَى
against
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىPrepositionpreposition
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهِNounproper noun، genitive
كَذِبًا
a lie
Noun
Root: كذب
Grammar (i'rab)
كَذِبًاNounmasculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

"These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

These people of ours have taken gods other than Him. Why do they not produce clear evidence about them? Who could be more unjust than someone who makes up lies about God?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear evidence? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie?"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onların olayını sana Biz gerçek olarak anlatıyoruz: Onlar Rablerine inanmış birkaç gençti. Onların hidayetlerini artırmış ve kalblerini pekiştirmiştik. Durup, şöyle demişlerdi: "Rabbimiz göklerin ve yerin Rabbidir, O'nu bırakıp başka bir tanrıya yalvarmayız, yoksa and olsun ki, batıl söz söylemiş oluruz. Şu bizim milletimiz, Allah'ı bırakıp O'ndan başka tanrılar edindiler. Onların gerçek olduğuna apaçık delil getirmeleri gerekmez mi? Allah'a karşı yalan uydurandan daha zalim kimdir?"

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Şu bizim kavmimiz, Allah'tan başka ilâh edindiler. Onların ilâh olduğuna dair açık bir delil getirselerdi ya! Allah'a karşı yalan uydurandan daha zalim kim olabilir?

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Şu bizim kavmimiz, O’nun peşi sıra ilahlar edindiler.” Bunlar apaçık bir delil getirseler ya! Allah’a yalan uydurandan daha zalim kim olabilir ki!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ثم قال بعضهم لبعض: هؤلاء قومنا اتخذوا لهم آلهة غير الله، فهلا أتَوْا على عبادتهم لها بدليل واضح، فلا أحد أشد ظلمًا ممن اختلق على الله الكذب بنسبة الشريك إليه في عبادته.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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