Surah Az-Zumar (الزمر) • The Troops

Quran 39:3

39:3

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَـٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

alā lillahi l-dīnu l-khāliṣu wa-alladhīna ittakhadhū min dūnihi awliyāa mā naʿbuduhum illā liyuqarribūnā ilā l-lahi zul'fā inna l-laha yaḥkumu baynahum fī mā hum fīhi yakhtalifūna inna l-laha lā yahdī man huwa kādhibun kaffārun

Unquestionably, for Allāh is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." Indeed, Allāh will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allāh does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.

— Saheeh International

true devotion is due to God alone. [As for] those who choose other protectors beside Him, saying, ‘We only worship them because they bring us nearer to God,’ God Himself will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide any ungrateful liar.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Surely the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allâh only. And those who take Auliyâ’ (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): "We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allâh." Verily Allâh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.

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

Juz 23Page 458meccan

Word by Word

أَلَاalāUnquestionably
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
ٱلدِّينُl-dīnu(is) the religion
ٱلْخَالِصُۚl-khāliṣuthe pure
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūtake
مِنminbesides Him
دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors
مَاmāNot
نَعْبُدُهُمْnaʿbuduhumwe worship them
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِيُقَرِّبُونَآliyuqarribūnāthat they may bring us near
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
زُلْفَىٰٓzul'fā(in) nearness
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuwill judge
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
فِىfīin
مَاmāwhat
هُمْhumthey
فِيهِfīhi[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَۗyakhtalifūnadiffer
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَاlā(does) not
يَهْدِىyahdīguide
مَنْman(one) who
هُوَhuwa[he]
كَـٰذِبٌۭkādhibun(is) a liar
كَفَّارٌۭkaffārunand a disbeliever