an-Nahl 16:51

AYAH an-Nahl 16:51	16:52 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 16:50
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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		وَقَالَ اللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا إِلَٰهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُون
Transliteration		Waqala Allahu la tattakhithoo ilahayni ithnayni innama huwa ilahun wahidun fa-iyyaya fairhabooni
Transliteration-2		waqāla l-lahu lā tattakhidhū ilāhayni ith'nayni innamā huwa ilāhun wāḥidun fa-iyyāya fa-ir'habūn
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		And has said Allah, "(Do) not take [two] gods two, only He (is) God One, so Me Alone you fear [Me]."

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		And God has said: "Do not take to worshipping two [or more] deities. He is the One and Only God: hence, of Me, of Me alone stand in awe!"
M. M. Pickthall		Allah hath said: Choose not two gods. There is only One Allah. So of Me, Me only, be in awe
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)."
Shakir		And Allah has said: Take not two gods, He is only one Allah; so of Me alone should you be afraid
Wahiduddin Khan		God says, Do not take two gods. He is only One God. So fear Me alone
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		And God said: Take not two gods to yourselves. Truly, He is One God. Then, have reverence for Me.
T.B.Irving		God says: "Do not adopt two gods: there exists only God Alone, and I am the One you should revere.
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		And Allah has said, “Do not take two gods. There is only One God. So be in awe of Me ˹alone˺.”
Safi Kaskas		And God said, “Do not worship two deities. There is only One god, so it is Me that you shall revere.
Abdul Hye		And Allah said (O mankind): “Don’t take – 2 deities. Surely, He is the only one worthy of worship. Then you should fear Me.”
The Study Quran		And God says, “Do not take up two gods. Truly He is only one God. So be in awe of Me.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		And God said: "Do not take-up two gods, there is only One god, so it is Me that you shall reverence."
Abdel Haleem		God said, ‘Do not take two gods’- for He is the One God––‘ I alone am the One that you should hold in awe.&rsquo
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		And Allah hath said: take not two gods; He is only One God so Me alone, Me dread
Ahmed Ali		God says: "Do not take to two gods, for there is only one God. So fear Me."
Aisha Bewley		Allah says, ´Do not take two gods. He is only One God. So dread Me alone.´
Ali Ünal		God has said: "Do not take two (or more) deities: He is but One God. So be in awe of Me and Me alone, (and be saved from other fears bringing disgrace upon you)."
Ali Quli Qara'i		And Allah has said, ‘Do not worship two gods. Indeed He is the One God, so be in awe of Me [alone].&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz		And Allah says, "Take not two gods; He is only one God; then fear Me, and Me alone."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		And Allah has said, "Do not take to yourselves two gods. Surely He is only One God; so of Me, Me (only), then, have awe."
Muhammad Sarwar		God says, "Do not worship two gods. There is only One God. Have fear of Me"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		Allah has said, .Do not take two gods. He is but One God. So, Me alone you fear
Shabbir Ahmed		And Allah has said, "Take not two God's. There is only One God. So Me, only Me, shall you fear." (21:19-21), (29:60-61), (43:84). (The One True God Who sustains all Universe, must be your God in your individual and collective lives. And there is no such thing as two powers in the Universe, one good and one evil, as the Zoroastrians believe)
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Allah has said: "Do not take two gods (for worship): Indeed, He is only One Allah: Then fear Me (only)."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."
Farook Malik		Allah has commanded: "You shall not worship two gods: there exists only One God, I am the One Whom you should fear."
Dr. Munir Munshey		And Allah proclaimed, "Do not accept two gods! Indeed, He is the only One God! So fear Me alone!"
Dr. Kamal Omar		And Allah directed: “Adopt not ilahain (two gods), ithnain (two in numbers)." Certainly, what (is true is that) He is the only One Ilah (God), so only Me (you accept as God). So be conscious of Me with a feeling of fear (out of love and attachment)
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		God has said: 'Do not take two gods; He is only One God; so fear only Me.'
Maududi		Allah has commanded: "Do not take two gods; for He is but One God. So fear Me alone."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		And God said: do not take two gods, indeed He is One god, and fear only Me
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		God has said, “Take not two gods, for He is only one God, and be conscious of Me.
Musharraf Hussain		Allah said, “Don’t serve two gods; He is one God so fear me alone.”
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		And God said: "Do not take two gods, there is only One god, so it is Me that you shall reverence.
Mohammad Shafi		And Allah tells human beings not to take two gods. He is Allah, the One and Only. "So Me alone should you hold in awe."

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		God has proclaimed: “Do not worship two gods”2 Know that your Lord is the Only God. Obey your Lord then
Faridul Haque		And Allah has proclaimed, "Do not ascribe two God's; indeed He is the only One God; therefore fear Me alone."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		Allah says: 'Do not take to yourself two gods. He is only One God; so have awe of Me.
Maulana Muhammad Ali		And Allah has said: Take not two gods. He is only one God: So Me alone should you fear
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		And God Said: "Do not take two gods two, but/truly/indeed, He is one God, so (only) Me, so be awed/monkish/monastic of Me
Sher Ali		ALLAH has said, `Take not for worship two gods. There is only One God. So fear ME alone.
Rashad Khalifa		GOD has proclaimed: "Do not worship two gods; there is only one god. You shall reverence Me alone."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		And Allah has said take not two gods.' He is only one God to be worshipped and therefore fear Me alone.
Amatul Rahman Omar		Allah has said, `Take not to you two gods (to worship) He is the only One God. Therefore stand in awe of Me and (I repeat) Me alone
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		And Allah has ordained: ‘Do not take two gods; assuredly, He (Allah) alone is the only One God. So fear Me alone persistently.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		And Allah said (O mankind!): "Take not ilahaeen (two gods in worship, etc.). Verily, He (Allah) is (the) only One Ilah (God). Then, fear Me (Allah ) much (and Me (Alone), i.e. be away from all kinds of sins and evil deeds that Allah has forbidden and do all that Allah has ordained and worship none but Allah)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		God says: 'Take not to you two gods. He is only One God; so have awe of Me.
Edward Henry Palmer		And God says, 'Take not to two gods; God is only one; me then do ye fear!
George Sale		God said, take not unto yourselves two gods; for there is but one God: And revere Me
John Medows Rodwell		For God hath said, "Take not to yourselves two gods, for He is one God: me, therefore! yea, me revere
N J Dawood (2014)		And God has said: ‘You shall not serve two gods, for He is but one God. Fear none but Me.&lsquo

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		Allah has said, “Do not believe in two gods. He is One God. Fear only Me.”
Sayyid Qutb		God has said: 'Do not take [for worship] two deities, for He is but one God. Hence, of Me alone stand in awe.'
Ahmed Hulusi		Allah has said, “Do not take two gods! HU is the ONE and only who possesses Uluhiyyah (Absolute non-dual ONEness, beyond being broken into parts or being defined as the totality of parts)... So, fear only ME.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		And Allah has said: 'Do not take two gods. Verily, He is only One God; hence, fear Me (and Me alone) .
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		And Allah has emphasized His Oneness and Uniqueness. He repeatedly said: "Do not Worship two gods, He is One and only, and therefore, fear Me and keep in awe of Me alone."
Mir Aneesuddin		And Allah has said, “Do not take two gods, He is only One God, so fear Me alone.”

AYAH an-Nahl 16:51

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