Surah An-Najm, ayah 23
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allāh has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.
An-Najm · 53:23
Word by word
- إِنْinNot
- هِىَhiyathey
- إِلَّآillā(are) except
- أَسْمَآءٌۭasmāonnames
- سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآsammaytumūhāyou have named them
- أَنتُمْantumyou
- وَءَابَآؤُكُمwaābāukumand your forefathers
- مَّآmānot
- أَنزَلَanzalahas Allah sent down
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuhas Allah sent down
- بِهَاbihāfor it
- مِنminany
- سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚsul'ṭāninauthority
- إِنinNot
- يَتَّبِعُونَyattabiʿūnathey follow
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلظَّنَّl-ẓanaassumption
- وَمَاwamāand what
- تَهْوَىtahwādesire
- ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖl-anfusuthe(ir) souls
- وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
- جَآءَهُمjāahumhas come to them
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّهِمُrabbihimutheir Lord
- ٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudāthe guidance
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