Surah Luqman, Ayah 15 (31:15)

لُقْمَان

وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ …

Quran 31:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Luqman (“Luqman”), a Meccan surah of 34 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 412 of the Madani Mushaf.

31:15
وَإِنجَٰهَدَاكَعَلَىٰٓأَنتُشْرِكَبِىمَالَيْسَلَكَبِهِۦعِلْمٌفَلَاتُطِعْهُمَا ۖوَصَاحِبْهُمَافِىٱلدُّنْيَامَعْرُوفًا ۖوَٱتَّبِعْسَبِيلَمَنْأَنَابَإِلَىَّ ۚثُمَّإِلَىَّمَرْجِعُكُمْفَأُنَبِّئُكُمبِمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ١٥
wa-in jāhadāka ʿalā an tush'rika bī mā laysa laka bihi ʿil'mun falā tuṭiʿ'humā waṣāḥib'humā fī l-dun'yā maʿrūfan wa-ittabiʿ sabīla man anāba ilayya thumma ilayya marjiʿukum fa-unabbi-ukum bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.(15)

Word by word

  1. وَإِنwa-inBut if
  2. جَٰهَدَاكَjāhadākathey strive against you
  3. عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
  4. أَنanthat
  5. تُشْرِكَtush'rikayou associate partners
  6. بِىbīwith Me
  7. مَاmāwhat
  8. لَيْسَlaysanot
  9. لَكَlakayou have
  10. بِهِۦbihiof it
  11. عِلْمٌʿil'munany knowledge
  12. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
  13. تُطِعْهُمَا ۖtuṭiʿ'humāobey both of them
  14. وَصَاحِبْهُمَاwaṣāḥib'humāBut accompany them
  15. فِىfīin
  16. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe world
  17. مَعْرُوفًا ۖmaʿrūfan(with) kindness
  18. وَٱتَّبِعْwa-ittabiʿand follow
  19. سَبِيلَsabīla(the) path
  20. مَنْman(of him) who
  21. أَنَابَanābaturns
  22. إِلَىَّ ۚilayyato Me
  23. ثُمَّthummaThen
  24. إِلَىَّilayyatowards Me
  25. مَرْجِعُكُمْmarjiʿukum(is) your return
  26. فَأُنَبِّئُكُمfa-unabbi-ukumthen I will inform you
  27. بِمَاbimāof what
  28. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used (to)
  29. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado

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