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Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder)

Verse 37of 43

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَمَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا وَاقٍۢ﴿٣٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector.

Word-by-word meaning

وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhuWe have revealed it
حُكْمًاḥuk'man(to be) a judgment of authority
عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚʿarabiyyan(in) Arabic
وَلَئِنِwala-iniAnd if
ٱتَّبَعْتَittabaʿtayou follow
أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahumtheir desires
بَعْدَ مَاbaʿdamāafter what
جَآءَكَjāakacame to you
مِنَminaof
ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
مَاnot
لَكَlakafor you
مِنَminaagainst
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مِنminany
وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotector
وَلَاwalāand not
وَاقٍۢwāqindefender

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Truthful Ones from among the People of the Scriptures rejoice at what Allah has revealed to Muhammad ﷺAllah said,وَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـهُمُ الْكِتَـبَ(Those to whom We have given the Book,) and they adhere by it,يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ(rejoice at what has been revealed unto you,) i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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