Quran 29:17 — Al-Ankaboot, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
What you worship instead of God are mere idols; what you invent is nothing but falsehood. Those you serve instead of God have no power to give you provisions, so seek provisions from God, serve Him, and give Him thanks: you will all be returned to Him.
إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَابْتَغُوا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الرِّزْقَ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُ ۖ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
innamā taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi awthānan watakhluqūna if'kan inna alladhīna taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi lā yamlikūna lakum riz'qan fa-ib'taghū ʿinda l-lahi l-riz'qa wa-uʿ'budūhu wa-ush'kurū lahu ilayhi tur'jaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- You only serve, apart from God, idols and you create a calumny; those you serve, apart from God, have no power to provide for you. So seek after your provision with God, and serve Him, and be thankful to Him; unto Him you shall be returned.
- Muhammad Asad
- You worship only [lifeless] idols instead of God, and [thus] you give visible shape to a lie! Behold, those [things and beings] that you worship instead of God have it not in their power to provide sustenance for you: seek, then, all [your] sustenance from God, and worship Him [alone] and be grateful to Him: [for] unto Him you shall be brought back!
- Sahih International
- You only worship, besides Allāh, idols, and you produce a falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allāh do not possess for you [the power of] provision. So seek from Allāh provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 2 | تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūna | you worship | عبد |
| 3 | مِنmin | besides | — |
| 4 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 6 | أَوْثَـٰنًۭاawthānan | idols | وثن |
| 7 | وَتَخْلُقُونَwatakhluqūna | and you create | خلق |
| 8 | إِفْكًا ۚif'kan | falsehood | أفك |
| 9 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 10 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those whom | — |
| 11 | تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūna | you worship | عبد |
| 12 | مِنmin | besides | — |
| 13 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 14 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 15 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 16 | يَمْلِكُونَyamlikūna | possess | ملك |
| 17 | لَكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 18 | رِزْقًۭاriz'qan | any provision | رزق |
| 19 | فَٱبْتَغُوا۟fa-ib'taghū | So seek | بغي |
| 20 | عِندَʿinda | from | عند |
| 21 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 22 | ٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qa | the provision | رزق |
| 23 | وَٱعْبُدُوهُwa-uʿ'budūhu | and worship Him | عبد |
| 24 | وَٱشْكُرُوا۟wa-ush'kurū | and be grateful | شكر |
| 25 | لَهُۥٓ ۖlahu | to Him | — |
| 26 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | To Him | — |
| 27 | تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūna | you will be returned | رجع |