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QUR’AN · SURAH 109

Al-Kaafiroon

The Disbelievers · undefined verses · Meccan

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Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
109:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

SAY: "O you who deny the truth!

109:2
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

"I do not worship that which you worship,

109:3
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

and neither do you worship that which I worship!

109:4
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

"And I will not worship ~hat which you have [ever] worshipped,

109:5
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

and neither will you [ever] worship that which I worship.

109:6
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

Unto you, your moral law, and unto me, mine!"

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Qur’an 109:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

SAY: "O you who deny the truth!

Qur’an 109:2

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

"I do not worship that which you worship,

Qur’an 109:3

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

and neither do you worship that which I worship!

Qur’an 109:4

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

"And I will not worship ~hat which you have [ever] worshipped,

Qur’an 109:5

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

and neither will you [ever] worship that which I worship.

Qur’an 109:6

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

Unto you, your moral law, and unto me, mine!"