Quran 6:119 — Al-An'aam, verse 119
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Why should you not eat such animals when God has already fully explained what He has forbidden you, except when forced by hunger? But many lead others astray by their desires, without any true knowledge: your Lord knows best who oversteps the limit.
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُمْ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا لَيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهْوَائِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُعْتَدِينَ
wamā lakum allā takulū mimmā dhukira us'mu l-lahi ʿalayhi waqad faṣṣala lakum mā ḥarrama ʿalaykum illā mā uḍ'ṭurir'tum ilayhi wa-inna kathīran layuḍillūna bi-ahwāihim bighayri ʿil'min inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu bil-muʿ'tadīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- How is it with you, that you do not eat of that over which God's Name has been mentioned, seeing that He has distinguished for you that He has forbidden you, unless you are constrained to it? But surely, many lead astray by their caprices, without any knowledge; thy Lord knows very well the transgressors.
- Muhammad Asad
- And why should you not eat of that over which God's name has been pronounced, seeing that He has so clearly spelled out to you what He has forbidden you [to eat] unless you are compelled [to do so]? But, behold, [it is precisely in such matters that] many people lead others astray by their own errant views, without [having any real] knowledge. Verily, thy Sustainer is fully aware of those who transgress the bounds of what is right.
- Sahih International
- And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And what | — |
| 2 | لَكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 3 | أَلَّاallā | that not | — |
| 4 | تَأْكُلُوا۟takulū | you eat | أكل |
| 5 | مِمَّاmimmā | of what | — |
| 6 | ذُكِرَdhukira | has been mentioned | ذكر |
| 7 | ٱسْمُus'mu | (the) name | سمو |
| 8 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 9 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | on it | — |
| 10 | وَقَدْwaqad | when indeed | — |
| 11 | فَصَّلَfaṣṣala | He (has) explained in detail | فصل |
| 12 | لَكُمlakum | to you | — |
| 13 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 14 | حَرَّمَḥarrama | He (has) forbidden | حرم |
| 15 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | to you | — |
| 16 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 17 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 18 | ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْuḍ'ṭurir'tum | you are compelled | ضرر |
| 19 | إِلَيْهِ ۗilayhi | to it | — |
| 20 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | And indeed | — |
| 21 | كَثِيرًۭاkathīran | many | كثر |
| 22 | لَّيُضِلُّونَlayuḍillūna | surely lead astray | ضلل |
| 23 | بِأَهْوَآئِهِمbi-ahwāihim | by their (vain) desires | هوي |
| 24 | بِغَيْرِbighayri | without | غير |
| 25 | عِلْمٍ ۗʿil'min | knowledge | علم |
| 26 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 27 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | your Lord | ربب |
| 28 | هُوَhuwa | He | — |
| 29 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | (is) most knowing | علم |
| 30 | بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَbil-muʿ'tadīna | of the transgressors | عدو |