سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 28
ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُم مِّن شُرَكَآءَ فِى مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He sets forth for you a parable from your ownselves: Do you have partners among those whom your right hands possess (i.e. your slaves) to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you whom you fear as you fear each other? Thus do We explain the signs in detail to a people who have sense.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ضَرَبَ
ḍaraba
He sets forth
لَكُم
lakum
to you
مَّثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ
anfusikum
yourselves
هَل
hal
Is
لَّكُم
lakum
for you
مِّن
min
among
مَّا
mā
what
مَلَكَتْ
malakat
possess
أَيْمَـٰنُكُم
aymānukum
your right hands
مِّن
min
any
شُرَكَآءَ
shurakāa
partners
فِى
fī
in
مَا
mā
what
رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ
razaqnākum
We have provided you
فَأَنتُمْ
fa-antum
so you
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
سَوَآءٌۭ
sawāon
(are) equal
تَخَافُونَهُمْ
takhāfūnahum
you fear them
كَخِيفَتِكُمْ
kakhīfatikum
as you fear
أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ
anfusakum
yourselves
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نُفَصِّلُ
nufaṣṣilu
We explain
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Verses
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
(who) use reason
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28. Allah sets forth for you a parable from your own selves: Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you, so that you are equal therein, fearing them as you fear each other [28]? Thus does Allah make clear His signs for people who use their reason.
[28]
How is Shirk the Greatest Injustice? An Explanation with an Example:
That is, this example is according to your situation, through which the matter can easily be understood by you. The example is that suppose you have some slaves. Can you distribute your wealth and property among those slaves so that they become your equals? You would be so afraid of this matter as you are afraid of those brothers and relatives who are already partners in your property. If you start making any decisions regarding this joint property, they can stop you, hold you accountable, and even demand the division of the joint property. Now, if you make your slaves equal partners in your property, then despite them being your slaves, you would certainly face the same dangers from them, and you would never tolerate this. Although these slaves, in terms of humanity, are your brothers and people of equal status. Now, the thing you cannot tolerate for yourself, how can you tolerate it for Allah, that the creation of Allah, who are not even equal to Him in kind, but are His creation and owned by Him, are made partners in Allah’s authority? What a fraudulent division this is.
[28]
How is Shirk the Greatest Injustice? An Explanation with an Example:
That is, this example is according to your situation, through which the matter can easily be understood by you. The example is that suppose you have some slaves. Can you distribute your wealth and property among those slaves so that they become your equals? You would be so afraid of this matter as you are afraid of those brothers and relatives who are already partners in your property. If you start making any decisions regarding this joint property, they can stop you, hold you accountable, and even demand the division of the joint property. Now, if you make your slaves equal partners in your property, then despite them being your slaves, you would certainly face the same dangers from them, and you would never tolerate this. Although these slaves, in terms of humanity, are your brothers and people of equal status. Now, the thing you cannot tolerate for yourself, how can you tolerate it for Allah, that the creation of Allah, who are not even equal to Him in kind, but are His creation and owned by Him, are made partners in Allah’s authority? What a fraudulent division this is.
