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Quran 6:71

Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), verse 71 of 165 · Juz 7

قُلْ أَنَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ كَٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُۥٓ أَصْحَـٰبٌ يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَى ٱئْتِنَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ وَأُمِرْنَا لِنُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translations of Quran 6:71
EnglishTalal Itani

Say, “Shall we invoke besides Allah something that can neither benefit us nor harm us, and turn back on our heels after Allah has guided us; like someone seduced by the devils and confused on earth, who has friends calling him to guidance: ‘Come to us’?” Say, “The guidance of Allah is the guidance, and we are commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Universe.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Say: Shall we cry, instead of unto Allah, unto that which neither profiteth us nor hurteth us, and shall we turn back after Allah hath guided us, like one bewildered whom the devils have infatuated in the earth, who hath companions who invite him to the guidance (saying): Come unto us? Say: Lo! the guidance of Allah is Guidance, and we are ordered to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

De ki hiç biz Allahı bırakır da bize ne menfaat ne zarar yapamıyacak nesnelere yalvarır mıyız? ve Allah bizi hidayetine kavuşturmuş iken ardımıza döner miyiz? o avanak gibi ki arzda şaşkın şaşkın dolaşırken kendini şeytanlar ayartıp uçuruma çekmekte, beride ise arkadaşları var bize gel diye onu doğru yola çağırıb duruyorlar, de ki her halde hidâyet Allah hidayeti ve biz şöyle emr edildik: Halis müslim olalım Rabb'ül-âlemîne.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dis : Invoquerons-nous, à côté de Dieu, ceux qui ne peuvent ni nous être utiles ni nous nuire ? Retournerons-nous sur nos pas après que Dieu nous a dirigés dans le chemin droit, pareils à celui que les démons égarent dans le désert, pendant que ses compagnons l’appellent a la route droite, et lui crient : Viens à nous ? Dis : La direction de Dieu, voilà la direction ! Nous avons reçu l’ordre de nous résigner à la volonté de Dieu, maître de l’univers.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zeg: Zullen wij, naast God hen aanroepen, die ons nuttig zijn noch bestraffen kunnen? En zullen wij op onzen weg terugkeeren, nadat God ons heeft geleid, evenals hij, die door de duivels op den verkeerden weg werd gebracht, terwijl hij op de aarde ronddoolt en thans makkers heeft, die hem tot den rechten weg terugroepen, zeggende: kom tot ons? Zeg: Gods richting is de ware; men heeft ons bevolen, ons aan den Heer van alle schepselen te onderwerpen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di’: invocheremo forse, fuori di Dio, quei che non possono nè esserci utili, nè nuocerci? Torneremo indietro dal cammino dritto in cui Dio ci ha diretti, simili a colui che i demonj smarriscono in campagna mentre i suoi compagni lo chiamano alla strada dritta, e gli gridano: vieni a noi? Di’: La direzione di Dio è la vera direzione. Abbiamo ricevuto l’ordine di dedicarci al Signore dell’Universo.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.