Surah Al-An'am, ayah 119
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا لَّيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهْوَآئِهِم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ
And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.
Al-An'am · 6:119
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd what
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- أَلَّاallāthat not
- تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūyou eat
- مِمَّاmimmāof what
- ذُكِرَdhukirahas been mentioned
- ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
- وَقَدْwaqadwhen indeed
- فَصَّلَfaṣṣalaHe (has) explained in detail
- لَكُمlakumto you
- مَّاmāwhat
- حَرَّمَḥarramaHe (has) forbidden
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مَاmāwhat
- ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْuḍ'ṭurir'tumyou are compelled
- إِلَيْهِ ۗilayhito it
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
- لَّيُضِلُّونَlayuḍillūnasurely lead astray
- بِأَهْوَآئِهِمbi-ahwāihimby their (vain) desires
- بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
- عِلْمٍ ۗʿil'minknowledge
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
- هُوَhuwaHe
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
- بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَbil-muʿ'tadīnaof the transgressors
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