Translation of the meanings Surah Al-Kāfirūn - English translation - Jacob

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Ayah: 1

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ

1. Say: O deniers¹,

1. Who persist in denying Allah, His messengers, and the Last Day.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

2. I do not worship what you worship²,

2. of false deities, idols, ancestral customs, etc.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ

3. Nor do you worship what I worship³.

3. i.e., Allah alone, the Creator of everything

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٞ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ

4. Never will I worship what you worship,

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ

5. Nor do you worship what I worship (i.e., Allah alone),

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِيَ دِينِ

6. For you are your deeds, and for me are my deeds⁴.

4. I.e., I do not compromise with evil, but follow only Allah’s one true Religion of Islam.

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Translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an into the English language, translated by Abdullah Hasan Jacob.