Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the sixth verse of chapter 42 (sūrat l-shūrā). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (42) sūrat l-shūrā (Consultation)

Sahih International: And those who take as allies other than Him - Allah is [yet] Guardian over them; and you, [O Muhammad], are not over them a manager.

Pickthall: And as for those who choose protecting friends beside Him, Allah is Warden over them, and thou art in no wise a guardian over them.

Yusuf Ali: And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- Allah doth watch over them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs.

Shakir: And (as for) those who take guardians besides Him, Allah watches over them, and you have not charge over them.

Muhammad Sarwar: God is the guardian of even those who have chosen others (idols) besides Him as their guardians (Muhammad), you will not have to answer for them.

Mohsin Khan: And as for those who take as Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) others besides Him [i.e. they take false deities other than Allah (as) protectors, and they worship them] Allah is Hafiz (Protector) over them (i.e. takes care of their deeds and will recompense them), and you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a Wakil (guardian or a disposer of their affairs) over them (to protect their deeds, etc.).

Arberry: And those who have taken to them protectors apart from Him -- God is Warden over them; thou art not a guardian over them.

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See Also

• Verse (42:6) Morphology - description of each Arabic word