Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة) • The Repentance

Quran 9:31

9:31

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

ittakhadhū aḥbārahum waruh'bānahum arbāban min dūni l-lahi wal-masīḥa ib'na maryama wamā umirū illā liyaʿbudū ilāhan wāḥidan lā ilāha illā huwa sub'ḥānahu ʿammā yush'rikūna

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

— Saheeh International

They take their rabbis and their monks as lords, as well as Christ, the son of Mary. But they were commanded to serve only one God: there is no god but Him; He is far above whatever they set up as His partners!

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allâh (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allâh), and (they also took as their Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] to worship none but One Ilâh (God - Allâh) Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)[4]. Praise and glory be to Him (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him)."

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

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Word by Word

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ittakhadhūThey have taken
أَحْبَارَهُمْaḥbārahumtheir rabbis
وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْwaruh'bānahumand their monks
أَرْبَابًۭاarbāban(as) Lords
مِّنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَٱلْمَسِيحَwal-masīḥaand the Messiah
ٱبْنَib'nason
مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أُمِرُوٓا۟umirūthey were commanded
إِلَّاillāexcept
لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟liyaʿbudūthat they worship
إِلَـٰهًۭاilāhanOne God
وَٰحِدًۭاۖwāḥidanOne God
لَّآlā(There) is no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّاillāexcept
هُوَۚhuwaHim
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
عَمَّاʿammāfrom what
يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnathey associate (with Him)