Quran 53:24

Surah An-Najm, Verse 24

Verse 24 of 62 in Surah An-Najm (النجم), chapter 53 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

EnglishSaheeh International: Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அல்லது, மனிதனுக்கு அவன் விரும்பியதெல்லாம் கிடைத்து விடுமா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එසේ නැතහොත් තමන් කැමති දෑ මිනිසාට තිබේ ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کیا ہر شخص جو آرزو کرے اسے میسر ہے؟
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 凡そ人間には，欲しいものは何でも手にはいるのか。
ChineseMa Jian: 难道人希望什么就有什么？

Tafsir of 53:24

Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّتَ (Have you then considered Al-Lat,) Al-Lat was a white stone with inscriptions on. There was a house built around Al-Lat in At-Ta'if with curtains, servants and a sacred courtyard around it. The people of At-Ta'if, the tribe of Thaqif, and their allies worshipped Al-Lat. They would boast to Arabs, except the Quraysh, that they had Al-Lat. Ibn Jarir said, "They derived Al-Lat's name from Allah's Name, and made it feminine. Allah is far removed from what they ascribe to Him. It was reported that Al-Lat is pronounced Al-Lat because, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Al-Lat was a man who used to mix Sawiq (a kind of barley mash) with water for the pilgrims during the time of Jahiliyyah.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)