Quran 72:20 — Al-Jinn, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘I pray to my Lord alone; I set up no partner with Him.’
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُو رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا
qul innamā adʿū rabbī walā ush'riku bihi aḥadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'I call only upon my Lord, and I do not associate with Him anyone.
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: "I invoke my Sustainer alone, for I do not ascribe divinity to anyone beside Him."
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | إِنَّمَآinnamā | Only | — |
| 3 | أَدْعُوا۟adʿū | I call upon | دعو |
| 4 | رَبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 5 | وَلَآwalā | and not | — |
| 6 | أُشْرِكُush'riku | I associate | شرك |
| 7 | بِهِۦٓbihi | with Him | — |
| 8 | أَحَدًۭاaḥadan | anyone | أحد |