Quran 37:86 — As-Saaffaat, verse 86
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
How can you choose false gods instead of the true God?
أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
a-if'kan ālihatan dūna l-lahi turīdūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Is it a calumny, gods apart from God, that you desire?
- Muhammad Asad
- Do you want [to bow down before] a lie - [before] deities other than God?
- Sahih International
- Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allāh you desire?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَئِفْكًاa-if'kan | Is it falsehood | أفك |
| 2 | ءَالِهَةًۭālihatan | gods | أله |
| 3 | دُونَdūna | other than | دون |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 5 | تُرِيدُونَturīdūna | (that) you desire | رود |