Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:100

16:100

إِنَّمَا سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ

innamā sul'ṭānuhu ʿalā alladhīna yatawallawnahu wa-alladhīna hum bihi mush'rikūna

His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allāh.

— Saheeh International

his power is only over those who ally themselves with him and those who, because of him, join partners with God.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allâh i.e. those who are Mushrikûn i.e. polytheists. See Verse 6:121).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥsul'ṭānuhuhis authority
عَلَىʿalā(is) over
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥyatawallawnahutake him as an ally
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
هُمhum[they]
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
مُشْرِكُونَmush'rikūnaassociate partners