وَجَعَلُوا۟
لِلَّهِ
مِمَّا
ذَرَأَ
مِنَ
ٱلْحَرْثِ
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
نَصِيبًۭا
فَقَالُوا۟
هَـٰذَا
لِلَّهِ
بِزَعْمِهِمْ
وَهَـٰذَا
لِشُرَكَآئِنَا ۖ
فَمَا
كَانَ
لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ
فَلَا
يَصِلُ
إِلَى
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
وَمَا
كَانَ
لِلَّهِ
فَهُوَ
يَصِلُ
إِلَىٰ
شُرَكَآئِهِمْ ۗ
سَآءَ
مَا
يَحْكُمُونَ
١٣٦
They apportion to God a share of the produce and the livestock He created, saying, ‘This is for God’- so they claim!- ‘ and this is for our idols.’ Their idols’ share does not reach God, but God’s share does reach their idols: how badly they judge!
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem