وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ ٢٥

And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)."

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ

And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW)

إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ

but We inspired him

أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا

saying: La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)]

فَاعْبُدُونِ

so worship Me (Alone and none else)

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٢٦

And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children)." Glory to Him! They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.

وَقَالُوا

And they say:

اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ

The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children).

سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ

Glory to Him!

بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٧

They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ

They speak not until He has spoken

وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ

and they act on His Command

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٢٨

He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him.

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ

He knows what is before them

وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ

and what is behind them

وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ

and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased

وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ

And they stand in awe for fear of Him

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٢٩

And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ

And if any of them should say:

إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ

"Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah),"

فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ

such a one We should recompense with Hell.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ

Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).