وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (முஷ்ரிக்குகள்) தங்களுக்காக (அல்லாஹ்விடம் மன்றாடுவதற்கு) வல்லமையுடையவையென்று அல்லாஹ்வையன்றி (வேறு) தெய்வங்களை எடுத்துக் கொண்டுள்ளார்கள்!
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඔවුහු (බහු දේවවාදීන්) අල්ලාහ් හැර දමා (වෙනත්) දෙවිවරුන් ඔවුනට පිහිටක් වනු පිණිස ගත්තෝ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- انہوں نے اللہ کے سوا دوسرے معبود بنا رکھے ہیں کہ وه ان کے لئے باعﺚ عزت ہوں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらはアッラーの外に神々を立て，かれらを仲裁者にしようとしている。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们舍真主而崇拜许多主宰，作为自己的权利。
Tafsir of 19:81
The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their Worship Allah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make them victorious. Then, Allah mentions that the matter is not as they claim, and it will not be as they hope. He says, كَلاَّ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَدَتِهِمْ (Nay, but they will deny their worship of them,) on the Day of Judgement. وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدّاً (and will become their adversaries.) This means that they will be foes in a state other than what they think about these gods.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
