سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 71
قُلْ أَنَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ كَٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُۥٓ أَصْحَـٰبٌ يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَى ٱئْتِنَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ وَأُمِرْنَا لِنُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Shall we invoke others besides Allâh (false deities), that can do us neither good nor harm, and shall we turn back on our heels after Allâh has guided us (to true Monotheism)? - like one whom the Shayâtîn (devils) have made to go astray in the land in confusion, his companions calling him to guidance (saying): ‘Come to us.’ " Say: "Verily, Allâh’s Guidance is the only guidance, and we have been commanded to submit (ourselves) to the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists);
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَنَدْعُوا۟
anadʿū
Shall we call
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
يَنفَعُنَا
yanfaʿunā
benefits us
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَضُرُّنَا
yaḍurrunā
harms us
وَنُرَدُّ
wanuraddu
and we turn back
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَعْقَابِنَا
aʿqābinā
our heels
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِذْ
idh
[when]
هَدَىٰنَا
hadānā
(has) guided us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
كَٱلَّذِى
ka-alladhī
Like the one
ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ
is'tahwathu
whom (has been) enticed
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ
l-shayāṭīnu
(by) the Shaitaan
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
حَيْرَانَ
ḥayrāna
confused
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
he has
أَصْحَـٰبٌۭ
aṣḥābun
companions
يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ
yadʿūnahu
who call him
إِلَى
ilā
towards
ٱلْهُدَى
l-hudā
the guidance
ٱئْتِنَا ۗ
i'tinā
'Come to us.'
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هُدَى
hudā
(the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ
l-hudā
(is) the Guidance
وَأُمِرْنَا
wa-umir'nā
and we have been commanded
لِنُسْلِمَ
linus'lima
that we submit
لِرَبِّ
lirabbi
to (the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah72,71) {قُلْ اَنَدْعُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ …:} Say to them: Should we leave the straight path of Tawheed and fall back into Shirk? If we do so, our example will be like that of a person who is passing through a desert with his companions and falls into the clutches of devils, who lead him astray from the straight path and take him elsewhere, and he, bewildered and confused, does not understand what to do, while his companions are calling out to him: "Come to us, the straight path is this way," but he is so entangled in the devils' deception that he neither responds to his companions' call nor goes towards them. The meaning is that one who has gone astray by adopting disbelief and Shirk cannot return to guidance like a lost traveler. However, if Allah has destined guidance for him, then surely by Allah's Tawfiq he will find the way, because it is only Allah's work to guide to the straight path. For us, the command is that we submit ourselves before Allah, the Lord of all worlds, establish prayer, and remain fearful of Allah, with the conviction that on the Day of Resurrection, everyone will be gathered before Him.
