Cattle, Livestock — Verse 116
6:116 · al-An`am
Cattle, Livestock 6:116
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِن
wa-in
|
And if | Prep |
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تُطِعْ
tuṭiʿ
|
you obey | V |
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أَكْثَرَ
akthara
|
most | Noun |
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مَن
man
|
of | Noun |
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فِى
fī
|
(those) in | Prep |
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ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
|
the earth | Noun |
|
يُضِلُّوكَ
yuḍillūka
|
they will mislead you | V |
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عَن
ʿan
|
from | Prep |
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سَبِيلِ
sabīli
|
(the) way | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
(of) Allah | Noun |
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إِن
in
|
Not | Prep |
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يَتَّبِعُونَ
yattabiʿūna
|
they follow | V |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
except | Prep |
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ٱلظَّنَّ
l-ẓana
|
[the] assumption | Noun |
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وَإِنْ
wa-in
|
and not | Prep |
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هُمْ
hum
|
they (do) | Noun |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
except | Prep |
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يَخْرُصُونَ
yakhruṣūna
|
guess | V |
If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would lead you away from the path of God. They follow nothing but speculation; they are merely guessing
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِن تُطِعۡ أَكۡثَرَ مَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ١١٦
wa-in tuṭiʿ akthara man fī l-arḍi yuḍillūka ʿan sabīli l-lahi in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wa-in hum illā yakhruṣūn