6. Surah al-Anam

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ...

6: 56. Say: "I am forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom ye call upon."

C876. There are a number of arguments now put forward against the Makkans who refused to believe in Allah's Message. Each argument is introduced with the word "Say".

Here are the first four:

1. I have received Light and will follow it;

2. I prefer my Light to your vain desires

3. your challenge -"if there is a God, why does He not finish the blasphemers at once?" - it is not for me to take up; punishment rests with God;

4. if it rested with me, it would be for me to take up your challenge; all I know is that God is not unacquainted with the existence of folly and wickedness, and many other things besides, that no mortal can know; you can see little glimpses of His Plan, and you can be sure that He will not be tardy in calling you to account.

...قُل لاَّ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَاءكُمْ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿٥٦﴾

Say:

"I will not follow your vain desires:

if I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance."

قُلْ إِنِّي عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي وَكَذَّبْتُم بِهِ...

6: 57. Say:

"For me, I (work) on a clear Sign from my Lord, but ye reject Him.

...مَا عِندِي مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِ...

What ye would see hastened is not in my power.

C877. What ye would see hastened: what ye, deniers of God, are so impatient about: the punishment which ye mockingly say does not come to you.

Cf. 13:6.

...إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ يَقُصُّ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْفَاصِلِينَ ﴿٥٧﴾

The Command rests with none but Allah:

He declares the truth, and He is the best of Judges."

Others version:

6: 56 Asad …………….Say: ”I do not follow your errant views – or else I should have gone astray, and should not be among those who have found the right path.”

Pickthall Say: I am forbidden to worship those on whom ye call instead of Allah. Say: I will not follow your desires, for then should I go astray and I should not be of the rightly guided.

Transliteration Qul inni nuhitu an a'budal lazina tad'u_na min du_nilla_h(i),qul la_ attabi'u ahwa_'akum, qad dalaltu izaw wa ma_ ana minal muhtadin(a).

6: 57

Asad “…….He shall declare the truth, since it is He who is the best judge between truth and falsehood.”

Pickthall Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my Lord, while ye deny Him. I have not that for which ye are impatient. The decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and He is the Best of Deciders.

Transliteration Qulinni 'ala_ bayyinatim mir rabbi wa kazzabtum bih(i), ma_ 'indi ma_ tasja'jilu_na bih(i), inil hukmu illa_ lilla_h(i), yaqussul haqqa wa huwa khairul fa_silin(a).