Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) • The Cattle

Quran 6:121

6:121

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسْقٌ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ

walā takulū mimmā lam yudh'kari us'mu l-lahi ʿalayhi wa-innahu lafis'qun wa-inna l-shayāṭīna layūḥūna ilā awliyāihim liyujādilūkum wa-in aṭaʿtumūhum innakum lamush'rikūna

And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].

— Saheeh International

and do not eat anything over which God’s name has not been pronounced, for that is breaking the law. The evil ones incite their followers to argue with you: if you listen to them, you too will become idolaters.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allâh). And certainly, the Shayâtîn (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them [by making Al-Maitah (a dead animal) legal by eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikûn (polytheists); [because they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that which Allâh has made unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat, and by doing so you worshipped them; and to worship others besides Allâh is polytheism].

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

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Word by Word

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūeat
مِمَّاmimmāof that
لَمْlamnot
يُذْكَرِyudh'karihas been mentioned
ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuand indeed, it (is)
لَفِسْقٌۭۗlafis'qungrave disobedience
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَl-shayāṭīnathe devils
لَيُوحُونَlayūḥūnainspire
إِلَىٰٓilāto
أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْawliyāihimtheir friends
لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْۖliyujādilūkumso that they dispute with you
وَإِنْwa-inand if
أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْaṭaʿtumūhumyou obey them
إِنَّكُمْinnakumindeed, you
لَمُشْرِكُونَlamush'rikūna(would) be the polytheists