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أَمْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنًۭا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يُشْرِكُونَ﴿٣٥

Translation (Sahih International)

Or have We sent down to them an authority, and it speaks of what they were associating with Him?

Word-by-word meaning

أَمْamOr
أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāhave We sent
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
سُلْطَـٰنًۭاsul'ṭānanan authority
فَهُوَfahuwaand it
يَتَكَلَّمُyatakallamuspeaks
بِمَاbimāof what
كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnaassociating

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How man sways between Tawhid and Shirk, and between Joy and Despair, according to His CircumstancesAllah tells us that when man is in dire straits, he calls upon Allah alone with no partner or associate, then when times of ease come and they have the choice, some people associate others with Allah and worship others alongside Him.لِيَكْفُرُواْ بِمَآ ءاتَيْنَـهُمْ(So as to be ungrateful for the graces which We have bestowed on them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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