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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [12:40] | Ma taAAbudoona min doonihi illaasmaan sammaytumooha antum waabaokumma anzala Allahu biha min sultaninini alhukmu illa lillahi amara allataAAbudoo illa iyyahu thalika alddeenualqayyimu walakinna akthara alnnasi layaAAlamoona |  ما تعبدون من دونه إلا أسماء سميتموها أنتم وآباؤكم ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان إن الحكم إلا لله أمر ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه ذلك الدين القيم ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمونمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ أَسْمَاءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَآؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ أَمَرَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | تم (حقیقت میں) اﷲ کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہیں کرتے ہو مگر چند ناموں کی جو خود تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے (اپنے پاس سے) رکھ لئے ہیں، اﷲ نے ان کی کوئی سند نہیں اتاری۔ حکم کا اختیار صرف اﷲ کو ہے، اسی نے حکم فرمایا ہے کہ تم اس کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو، یہی سیدھا راستہ (درست دین) ہے لیکن اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | "If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not...
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| Ahmed Ali | تم اس کے سوا کچھ نہیں پوجتے مگر چند ناموں کو جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ داداؤں نے مقرر کر لیے ہیں الله نے ان کے متعلق کوئی سند نہیں اتاری حکومت سوا الله کے کسی کی نہیں ہے اس نے حکم دیا ہے کہ اس کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو یہی سیدھا راستہ ہے لیکن اکثر آدمی نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تم اس کے سوا نہیں پوجتے مگر نرے نام (فرضی نام) جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے تراش لیے ہیں اللہ نے ان کی کوئی سند نہ اتاری، حکم نہیں مگر اللہ کا اس نے فرمایا کہ اس کے سوا کسی کو نہ پوجو یہ سیدھا دین ہے لیکن اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | جن کی بندگی کرتے ہو تم اللہ کو چھوڑ کر وہ صرف چند نام ہیں جو رکھ لیے ہیں تم نے خود اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے، نہیں نازل فرمائی ہے اللہ نے اُن کے بارے میں کوئی سند، نہیں ہے حکومت (کسی کی) سوائے اللہ کے اس نے حکم دیا ہے کہ نہ بندگی کرو (کسی کی) سوائے اُس کے۔ یہی ہے طریقِ زندگی سیدھا اور صحیح مگر اکثر انسان جانتے نہیں ہیں۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | جن چیزوں کی تم خدا کے سوا پرستش کرتے ہو وہ صرف نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے رکھ لیے ہیں۔ خدا نے ان کی کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی۔ (سن رکھو کہ) خدا کے سوا کسی کی حکومت نہیں ہے۔ اس نے ارشاد فرمایا ہے کہ اس کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو۔ یہی سیدھا دین ہے لیکن اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کچھ نہیں پوجتے ہو سوائے اس کے مگر نام ہیں جو رکھ لئے ہیں تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادوں نے نہیں اتاری اللہ نے ان کی کوئی سند حکومت نہیں ہے کسی کی سوائے اللہ کے اس نے فرما دیا کہ نہ پوجو مگر اسی کو یہی ہے راستہ سیدھا پر بہت لوگ نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اُس کو چھوڑ کر تم جن کی بندگی کر رہے ہو وہ اس کے سوا کچھ نہیں ہیں کہ بس چند نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے آباؤ اجداد نے رکھ لیے ہیں، اللہ نے ان کے لیے کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی فرماں روائی کا اقتدار اللہ کے سوا کسی کے لیے نہیں ہے اس کا حکم ہے کہ خود اس کے سوا تم کسی کی بندگی نہ کرو یہی ٹھیٹھ سیدھا طریق زندگی ہے، مگر اکثر لوگ جانتے نہیں ہیں | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | You do not worship from other than Him except names you named it, you and your fathers/forefathers, God did not descend with it from a proof/evidence , that the judgment/rule (is) except to God, He ordered/commanded that you not worship except (only) Him that (is) the religion the straight , and but most of the people do not know. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | "If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not... | ||||||
| Pickthal | Those whom ye worship beside Him are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers. Allah hath revealed no sanction for them. The decision rests with Allah only, Who hath commanded you that ye worship none save Him. This is the right religion, but most men know not. | ||||||
| Arberry | That which you serve, apart from Him, is nothing but names yourselves have named, you and your fathers; God has sent down no authority touching them. Judgment belongs only to God; He has commanded that you shall not serve any but Him. That is the right religion; but most men know not. | ||||||
| Shakir | You do not serve besides Him but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent down any authority for them; judgment is only Allah's; He has commanded that you shall not serve aught but Him; this is the right religion but most people do not know: | ||||||
| Sarwar | What you worship instead of God are no more than empty names that you and your fathers have given to certain things. God has not given any authority to such names. Judgment belongs to no one but God. He has commanded you to worship nothing but Him. This is the only true religion, but most people do not know | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know. | ||||||
| Malik | Those you serve besides Him are nothing but mere names which you and your forefathers have invented, for which Allah has revealed no sanction. The Command belongs to none but Allah, Who has ordained that you worship none but Him. That is the true faith, yet most of the people do not know.[40] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | You serve not besides Him but names which you have named, you and your fathers -- Allah has sent down no authority for them. Judgment is only Allah | ||||||
| Free Minds | "What you serve besides God is nothing but names which you have created you and your fathers, God did not send down any authority for such. The judgment is for none but God. He ordered that none be served but He. That is the true system, but most of mankind do not know." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | That which you worship, other than Him, are nothing but names which you and your fathers have named and for which Allah has sent down no authority. Judgement rests with Allah alone. He has commanded you to worship none except Him. That is the right religion, yet most people do not know. | ||||||
| George Sale | Ye worship not, besides Him, other than the names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, concerning which God hath sent down no authoritative proof: Yet judgement belongeth unto God alone; who hath commanded that ye worship none besides Him. This is the right religion; but the greater part of men know it not. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Ye worship beside him mere names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which God hath not sent down any warranty. Judgment belongeth to God alone. He hath bidden you worship none but Him. This is the right faith: but most men know it not. | ||||||
| Asad | "All that you worship instead of God is nothing but [empty] names which you have invented' - you and your forefathers- [and] for which God has bestowed no warrant from on high. Judgment [as to what is right and what is wrong] rests with God alone-[and] He has ordained that you should worship nought but Him: this is the [one] ever-true faith; but most people know it not | ||||||
| Khalifa** | "You do not worship beside Him except innovations that you have made up, you and your parents. GOD has never authorized such idols. All ruling belongs to GOD, and He has ruled that you shall not worship except Him. This is the perfect religion, but most people do not know. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | "You do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named (forged), you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | "Those whom you worship and obey besides Him, are but names that you have named, you and your forefathers. Allah has revealed no authority for them. All ruling belongs to Allah alone. And there is no Judge but He. He has commanded that you serve none but Him. That is the Right Religion. But most people are not aware of this fact or disregard it in practice." | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
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