"Do not set up another god with God, or you will remain disgraced and destitute.
O listener, do not set up another God with Allah, for you will then remain seated condemned, helpless.
Set not up with God another god, or thou wilt sit condemned and forsaken.
DO NOT set up any other deity side by side with God, lest thou find thyself disgraced and forsaken:
Set not up along with Allah anot her god, lest thou sit down reproved, renounced.
Set not up with Allah any other ilah (god), (O man)! (This verse is addressed to Prophet Muhammad SAW, but its implication is general to all mankind), or you will sit down reproved, forsaken (in the Hell-fire).
Do not set up another god with God, lest you become condemned and damned.
Do not set up any other god with Allah lest you are rendered humiliated and helpless.
Set not up with Allah any other ilah (god), or you will sit down reproved, forsaken (in the Hellfire).
Set not up with Allah any other god (O man) lest thou sit down reproved, forsaken.
Do not set up another god besides Allah, or you will sit blameworthy, forsaken.
Do not set up with Allah another god, or you will sit condemned and forsaken.
Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.
Do not consider anything equal to God lest you will become despised and neglected.
Do not associate with Allah any other god, lest you sit down despised, neglected.
L<u>a</u> tajAAal maAAa All<u>a</u>hi il<u>a</u>han <u>a</u>khara fataqAAuda ma<u>th</u>mooman makh<u>th</u>ool<u>a</u><b>n</b>
Do not set up any other deity beside God, lest you incur disgrace, and be forsaken.
Take not with Allah another object of worship; or thou (O man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution.
لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا
O servant! Do not set up another deity that you worship together with Allah, or you will become condemned in the sight of Allah and His righteous servants, and forsaken by Him.
O servant! Do not set up another deity that you worship together with Allah, or you will become condemned in the sight of Allah and His righteous servants, and forsaken by Him.
<p>Sequence</p><p>Previous verses mentioned some conditions attached to the acceptance of deeds. One of the conditions required that no deed is accepted unless it comes with 'Iman (faith, belief) and is in accordance with Shari` ah (Law) and Sunnah (sayings and deeds of the Prophet ﷺ). In the present verses, instructions regarding some of such deeds have been given. These are rules set by the Shari'ah of Islam. Their compliance brings success in the Hereafter and their contravention, ruin. And since the most important of these conditions is that of 'Iman, therefore, the very first injunction given here was that of belief in the Oneness of Allah (tauhid). After that come injunctions relating to the rights of the servants of Allah (huquq al-` ibad).</p>
SequencePrevious verses mentioned some conditions attached to the acceptance of deeds. One of the conditions required that no deed is accepted unless it comes with 'Iman (faith, belief) and is in accordance with Shari` ah (Law) and Sunnah (sayings and deeds of the Prophet ﷺ). In the present verses, instructions regarding some of such deeds have been given. These are rules set by the Shari'ah of Islam. Their compliance brings success in the Hereafter and their contravention, ruin. And since the most important of these conditions is that of 'Iman, therefore, the very first injunction given here was that of belief in the Oneness of Allah (tauhid). After that come injunctions relating to the rights of the servants of Allah (huquq al-` ibad).
<h2 class="title">Do not associate Anything in Worship with Allah</h2><p>Addressing those who are responsible among this Ummah, Allah says, "Do not admit any partner into your worship of your Lord."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا</div><p>(or you will sit down reproved,) meaning, because of associating others with Him.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَّخْذُولاً</div><p>(forsaken.) means, because the Lord, may He be exalted, will not help you; He will leave you to the one whom you worshipped, and he has no power either to benefit or to harm, because the Only One Who has the power to benefit or to harm is Allah alone, with no partner or associate. Imam Ahmad reported that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said: "The Messenger of Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«مَنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ فَأَنْزَلَهَا بِالنَّاسِ لَمْ تُسَدَّ فَاقَتُهُ، وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهَا بِاللهِ أَرْسَلَ اللهُ لَهُ بِالْغِنَى إِمَّا آجِلًا وَإِمَّا غِنىً عَاجِلًا»</div><p>(Whoever is afflicted with poverty and goes and asks people for help, will never get rid of his poverty, but if he asks Allah for help, then Allah will grant him the means of independence sooner or later.) This was also recorded by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi, who said, "Hasan Sahih Gharib".</p>
Do not associate Anything in Worship with AllahAddressing those who are responsible among this Ummah, Allah says, "Do not admit any partner into your worship of your Lord."فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا(or you will sit down reproved,) meaning, because of associating others with Him.مَّخْذُولاً(forsaken.) means, because the Lord, may He be exalted, will not help you; He will leave you to the one whom you worshipped, and he has no power either to benefit or to harm, because the Only One Who has the power to benefit or to harm is Allah alone, with no partner or associate. Imam Ahmad reported that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said: "The Messenger of Allah said:«مَنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ فَأَنْزَلَهَا بِالنَّاسِ لَمْ تُسَدَّ فَاقَتُهُ، وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهَا بِاللهِ أَرْسَلَ اللهُ لَهُ بِالْغِنَى إِمَّا آجِلًا وَإِمَّا غِنىً عَاجِلًا»(Whoever is afflicted with poverty and goes and asks people for help, will never get rid of his poverty, but if he asks Allah for help, then Allah will grant him the means of independence sooner or later.) This was also recorded by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi, who said, "Hasan Sahih Gharib".