Quran 36:74 — Yaseen, verse 74
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Yet they have taken other gods besides God to help them,
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَعَلَّهُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ
wa-ittakhadhū min dūni l-lahi ālihatan laʿallahum yunṣarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Yet they have taken, apart from God, gods; haply they might be helped.
- Muhammad Asad
- But [nay,] they take to worshipping deities other than God, [hoping] to be succoured [by them, and not knowing that]
- Sahih International
- But they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟wa-ittakhadhū | But they have taken | أخذ |
| 2 | مِنmin | besides | — |
| 3 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 5 | ءَالِهَةًۭālihatan | gods | أله |
| 6 | لَّعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum | that they may | — |
| 7 | يُنصَرُونَyunṣarūna | be helped | نصر |