18.Surah Al Kahf

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ...   

18: 110. Say:

"I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah:

فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاء رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا... 

whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness,

... وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا ﴿١١٠﴾

and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner."

C2454. Righteousness and true respect for Allah;  which excludes the worship of anything else,

-         whether idols, or deified men,

-         or forces of nature,

-         or faculties of man,

-         or Self-these are the criteria of true worship.

Asad’s Version:

18:110

Asad Say [O Prophet]: "I am but a mortal man like all of you. It has been revealed unto me that your

God is the One and Only God. Hence, whoever looks forward [with hope and awe] to meeting his Sustainer [on Judgment Day], let him do righteous deeds, and let him not ascribe unto anyone or anything a share in the worship due to his Sustainer!"

Ali Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, [but] the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work

righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.