Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:165

2:165

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ يَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ إِذْ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ أَنَّ ٱلْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعَذَابِ

wamina l-nāsi man yattakhidhu min dūni l-lahi andādan yuḥibbūnahum kaḥubbi l-lahi wa-alladhīna āmanū ashaddu ḥubban lillahi walaw yarā alladhīna ẓalamū idh yarawna l-ʿadhāba anna l-quwata lillahi jamīʿan wa-anna l-laha shadīdu l-ʿadhābi

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is severe in punishment.

— Saheeh International

Even so, there are some who choose to worship others besides God as rivals to Him, loving them with the love due to God, but the believers have greater love for God. If only the idolaters could see- as they will see when they face the torment- that all power belongs to God, and that God punishes severely.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allâh as rivals (to Allâh). They love them as they love Allâh. But those who believe, love Allâh more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allâh and that Allâh is Severe in punishment.

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

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وَمِنَwaminaAnd among
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
مَنmanwho
يَتَّخِذُyattakhidhutakes
مِنminfrom
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
أَندَادًۭاandādanequals
يُحِبُّونَهُمْyuḥibbūnahumThey love them
كَحُبِّkaḥubbias (they should) love
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahiAllah
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
أَشَدُّashaddu(are) stronger
حُبًّۭاḥubban(in) love
لِّلَّهِۗlillahifor Allah
وَلَوْwalawAnd if
يَرَىyarāwould see
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ظَلَمُوٓا۟ẓalamūwronged
إِذْidhwhen
يَرَوْنَyarawnathey will see
ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe punishment
أَنَّannathat
ٱلْقُوَّةَl-quwatathe power
لِلَّهِlillahi(belongs) to Allah
جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿanall
وَأَنَّwa-annaand [that]
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi(in) [the] punishment