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Surah Al-Kafirun — Word by Word

الكافرون

The Disbelievers

MeccanJuz 306 ayahs

Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1
١

qul yāayyuhā l-kāfirūna

Say, "O disbelievers,

2
٢

lā aʿbudu mā taʿbudūna

I do not worship what you worship.

3
٣

walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

4
٤

walā anā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum

Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

5
٥

walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

6
٦

lakum dīnukum waliya dīni

For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."