يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allāh, the One, the Prevailing?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "சிறையிலிருக்கும் என் இரு தோழர்களே! வெள; வேறான பல தெய்வங்கள் இருப்பது நல்லதா? அல்லது (யாவரையும்) அடக்கி ஆளகின்ற ஒருவனான அல்லாஹ்வா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘අහෝ මාගේ මිතුරු සිරකරුවන් දෙදෙන! උතුම් වනුයේ (වෙන් වෙන්ව සිටින) විවිධ දෙවිවරුන් ද එසේ නැතහොත් බලපරාක්රමයාණන් වූ එක ම දෙවිඳුන් අල්ලාහ් ද?’
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اے میرے قید خانے کے ساتھیو ! کیا متفرق کئی ایک پروردگار بہتر ہیں؟ یا ایک اللہ زبردست طاقتور؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 2人の獄の友よ（わたしはあなたがたに尋ねる）。雑多の神々がよいのか，それとも唯一にして全能であられるアッラーなのか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 两位难友啊！是许多涣散的主宰更好呢？还是独一万能的真主更好呢？
Tafsir of 12:39
ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ (Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation. Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation. They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them, مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَنٍ (for which Allah has sent down no authority) or proof and evidence. He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
