Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 119 (6:119)

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وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ …

Quran 6:119 is ayah 119 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 143 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:119
وَمَالَكُمْأَلَّاتَأْكُلُوا۟مِمَّاذُكِرَٱسْمُٱللَّهِعَلَيْهِوَقَدْفَصَّلَلَكُممَّاحَرَّمَعَلَيْكُمْإِلَّامَاٱضْطُرِرْتُمْإِلَيْهِ ۗوَإِنَّكَثِيرًالَّيُضِلُّونَبِأَهْوَآئِهِمبِغَيْرِعِلْمٍ ۗإِنَّرَبَّكَهُوَأَعْلَمُبِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ١١٩
wamā lakum allā takulū mimmā dhukira us'mu l-lahi ʿalayhi waqad faṣṣala lakum mā ḥarrama ʿalaykum illā mā uḍ'ṭurir'tum ilayhi wa-inna kathīran layuḍillūna bi-ahwāihim bighayri ʿil'min inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu bil-muʿ'tadīna

And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.(119)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd what
  2. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  3. أَلَّاallāthat not
  4. تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūyou eat
  5. مِمَّاmimmāof what
  6. ذُكِرَdhukirahas been mentioned
  7. ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name
  8. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  9. عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
  10. وَقَدْwaqadwhen indeed
  11. فَصَّلَfaṣṣalaHe (has) explained in detail
  12. لَكُمlakumto you
  13. مَّاmāwhat
  14. حَرَّمَḥarramaHe (has) forbidden
  15. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
  16. إِلَّاillāexcept
  17. مَاmāwhat
  18. ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْuḍ'ṭurir'tumyou are compelled
  19. إِلَيْهِ ۗilayhito it
  20. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
  21. كَثِيرًاkathīranmany
  22. لَّيُضِلُّونَlayuḍillūnasurely lead astray
  23. بِأَهْوَآئِهِمbi-ahwāihimby their (vain) desires
  24. بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
  25. عِلْمٍ ۗʿil'minknowledge
  26. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  27. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  28. هُوَhuwaHe
  29. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
  30. بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَbil-muʿ'tadīnaof the transgressors

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