Quran 2:139 — Al-Baqara, verse 139
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet] [to the Jews and Christians], ‘How can you argue with us about God when He is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds belong to us, and yours to you. We devote ourselves entirely to Him.
قُلْ أَتُحَاجُّونَنَا فِي اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُخْلِصُونَ
qul atuḥājjūnanā fī l-lahi wahuwa rabbunā warabbukum walanā aʿmālunā walakum aʿmālukum wanaḥnu lahu mukh'liṣūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Would you then dispute with us concerning God, who is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds belong to us, and to you belong your deeds; Him we serve sincerely.
- Muhammad Asad
- Say [to the Jews and the Christians]: "Do you argue with us about God? But He is our Sustainer as well as your Sustainer - and unto us shall be accounted our deeds, and unto you, your deeds; and it- is unto Him alone that we devote ourselves.
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "Do you argue with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | أَتُحَآجُّونَنَاatuḥājjūnanā | Do you argue with us | حجج |
| 3 | فِىfī | about | — |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 5 | وَهُوَwahuwa | while He | — |
| 6 | رَبُّنَاrabbunā | (is) our Lord | ربب |
| 7 | وَرَبُّكُمْwarabbukum | and your Lord | ربب |
| 8 | وَلَنَآwalanā | And for us | — |
| 9 | أَعْمَـٰلُنَاaʿmālunā | (are) our deeds | عمل |
| 10 | وَلَكُمْwalakum | and for you | — |
| 11 | أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْaʿmālukum | (are) your deeds | عمل |
| 12 | وَنَحْنُwanaḥnu | and we | — |
| 13 | لَهُۥlahu | to Him | — |
| 14 | مُخْلِصُونَmukh'liṣūna | (are) sincere | خلص |