Quran 3:73 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 73
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but do not sincerely believe in anyone unless he follows your own religion’- [Prophet], tell them, ‘True guidance is the guidance of God’- [they say], ‘Do not believe that anyone else could be given a revelation similar to what you were given, or that they could use it to argue against you in your Lord’s presence.’ [Prophet], tell them, ‘All grace is in God’s hands: He grants it to whoever He will- He is all embracing, all knowing-
وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا إِلَّا لِمَنْ تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَىٰ هُدَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُؤْتَىٰ أَحَدٌ مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَاجُّوكُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
walā tu'minū illā liman tabiʿa dīnakum qul inna l-hudā hudā l-lahi an yu'tā aḥadun mith'la mā ūtītum aw yuḥājjūkum ʿinda rabbikum qul inna l-faḍla biyadi l-lahi yu'tīhi man yashāu wal-lahu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and believe not any but him who follows your religion.' Say: 'The true guidance is God's guidance -- that anyone should be given the like of what you have been given, or dispute with you before your Lord.' Say: 'Surely bounty is in the hand of God; He gives it unto whomsoever He will; and God is All-embracing, All-knowing.
- Muhammad Asad
- but do not [really] believe anyone who does not follow your own faith." Say: "Behold, all [true] guidance is God's guidance, consisting in one's being granted [revelation] such as you have been granted." Or would they contend against you before your Sustainer? Say: "Behold, all bounty is in the hand of God; He grants it unto whom He wills: for God is infinite, all-knowing,
- Sahih International
- And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟tu'minū | believe | أمن |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | لِمَنliman | (the one) who | — |
| 5 | تَبِعَtabiʿa | follows | تبع |
| 6 | دِينَكُمْdīnakum | your religion | دين |
| 7 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 8 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 9 | ٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudā | the (true) guidance | هدي |
| 10 | هُدَىhudā | (is the) Guidance | هدي |
| 11 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 12 | أَنan | lest | — |
| 13 | يُؤْتَىٰٓyu'tā | is given | أتي |
| 14 | أَحَدٌۭaḥadun | (to) one | أحد |
| 15 | مِّثْلَmith'la | (the) like | مثل |
| 16 | مَآmā | (of) what | — |
| 17 | أُوتِيتُمْūtītum | was given to you | أتي |
| 18 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 19 | يُحَآجُّوكُمْyuḥājjūkum | they may argue with you | حجج |
| 20 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 21 | رَبِّكُمْ ۗrabbikum | your Lord | ربب |
| 22 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 23 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 24 | ٱلْفَضْلَl-faḍla | the Bounty | فضل |
| 25 | بِيَدِbiyadi | (is) in the Hand | يدي |
| 26 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 27 | يُؤْتِيهِyu'tīhi | He gives it | أتي |
| 28 | مَنman | (to) whom | — |
| 29 | يَشَآءُ ۗyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 30 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | and Allah | أله |
| 31 | وَٰسِعٌwāsiʿun | (is) All-Encompassing | وسع |
| 32 | عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun | All-Knowing | علم |