Surah Al-'Ankabut (العنكبوت) • The Spider

Quran 29:17

29:17

إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَـٰنًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَٱبْتَغُوا۟ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرِّزْقَ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۖ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

innamā taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi awthānan watakhluqūna if'kan inna alladhīna taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi lā yamlikūna lakum riz'qan fa-ib'taghū ʿinda l-lahi l-riz'qa wa-uʿ'budūhu wa-ush'kurū lahu ilayhi tur'jaʿūna

You only worship, besides Allāh, idols, and you produce a falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allāh do not possess for you [the power of] provision. So seek from Allāh provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned."

— Saheeh International

What you worship instead of God are mere idols; what you invent is nothing but falsehood. Those you serve instead of God have no power to give you provisions, so seek provisions from God, serve Him, and give Him thanks: you will all be returned to Him.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"You worship besides Allâh only idols, and you only invent falsehood. Verily, those whom you worship besides Allâh have no power to give you provision: so seek your provision from Allâh (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him (Alone) you will be brought back.

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

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Word by Word

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūnayou worship
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
أَوْثَـٰنًۭاawthānanidols
وَتَخْلُقُونَwatakhluqūnaand you create
إِفْكًاۚif'kanfalsehood
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whom
تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūnayou worship
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
لَاlā(do) not
يَمْلِكُونَyamlikūnapossess
لَكُمْlakumfor you
رِزْقًۭاriz'qanany provision
فَٱبْتَغُوا۟fa-ib'taghūSo seek
عِندَʿindafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
ٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provision
وَٱعْبُدُوهُwa-uʿ'budūhuand worship Him
وَٱشْكُرُوا۟wa-ush'kurūand be grateful
لَهُۥٓۖlahuto Him
إِلَيْهِilayhiTo Him
تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned