Al-Qur'an Surah An-Nahl Verse 52

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And to Him belongs what is in the heavens and the earth, and it is only He who deserves obedience as ever due. Would you, then, fear someone other than Allah?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him ˹alone˺ is the everlasting devotion. Will you then fear any other than Allah?

Ruwwad Translation Center

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and earth, and constant devotion is to Him alone. Will you then fear anyone other than Allah?

A. J. Arberry

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and earth; His is the religion for ever. Then will you fear other than God?

Abdul Haleem

Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him: everlasting obedience is His right. Will you heed anyone other than God?

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And His is whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth, and unto Him is obedience due perpetually; will ye then fear any other than Allah?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due always; then will ye fear other than Allah?

Abul Ala Maududi

His is whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and obedience to Him inevitably pervades the whole universe. Will you, then, hold in awe any other than Allah?

Ahmed Ali

Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and His the judgement for ever. So will you fear any other than God?

Ahmed Raza Khan

And to Him only belongs all whatever is in the heavens and in the earth, and obeying Him only is obligatory; so will you fear anyone other than Allah?

Ali Quli Qarai

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him belongs the enduring religion. Will you, then, be wary of other than Allah?

Ali Ünal

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth, and to Him alone absolute obedience is always due. Will you, then, fear and obey in piety and due reverence other than God?

Amatul Rahman Omar

All that is in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Him. Obedience is due to Him forever. Will you still take something other than Allâh as (your) shield?

English Literal

And to Him what (is) in the skies/space and the earth/Planet Earth, and to Him (is) the permanent/continuous/lasting religion, so is other than God you fear and obey?183

Faridul Haque

And to Him only belongs all whatever is in the heavens and in the earth, and obeying Him only is obligatory; so will you fear anyone other than Allah?

Hamid S. Aziz

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and in the earth, and to Him is duty (obedience) due unceasingly (or religion is for Him fundamentally and forever). Will you then fear other than Allah?

Hilali & Khan

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and (all that is in) the earth and Ad-Din Wasiba is His [(i.e. perpetual sincere obedience to Allah is obligatory). None has the right to be worshipped but Allah)]. Will you then fear any other than Allah?

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And Allah has said: Take not two gods. He is only one God: So Me alone should you fear.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And whatever is in the heavens and the earth is His, and to Him should obedience be (rendered) constantly; will you then guard against other than (the punishment of) Allah?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth, and religion is His for ever. Will ye then fear any other than Allah?

Muhammad Sarwar

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. God's retribution is severe. Should you then have fear of anyone other than God?

Qaribullah & Darwish

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. His is the Religion for ever. Would you then fear any but Allah?

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth and the religion. Will you then fear any other than Allah

Wahiduddin Khan

To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and on the earth, and obedience is due to Him alone. Will you then fear anyone other than God?

Talal Itani

To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; and to Him obedience is due always. Do you, then, fear anyone other than God?

Tafsir jalalayn

And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, as possessions, creatures and servants. And to Him belongs the religion, the obedience, that endures, the [one] everlasting (wsiban, is a circumstantial qualifier referring to al-dn, `the religion', and is operated by the sense of the adverbial clause). Will you then fear any other than God?, when He is the True God, other than Whom there is no god (the interrogative is a [statement of] rejection and rebuke).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And Allah said "Do not worship two gods. Indeed, He (Allah) is only One God. Then fear Me Alone.To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth and the religion.

Allah tells us that there is no god but He, and that no one else should be worshipped except Him, alone, without partners, for He is the Sovereign, Creator, and Lord of all things.

وَلَهُ الدِّينُ وَاصِبًا

His is the religion Wasiba,

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ikrimah, Maymun bin Mahran, As-Suddi, Qatadah and others said that;

this means forever.

It was also reported that Ibn Abbas said,

"It means obligatory."

Mujahid said;

"It means purely for Him,"

i.e., worship is due to Him Alone, from whoever is in the heavens and on earth.

As Allah says;

أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ اللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ

Do they seek other than the religion of Allah, while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly. And to Him shall they all be returned. (3;83)

This is in accordance with the opinion of Ibn Abbas and Ikrimah, which is that this Ayah is merely stating the case.

According to the opinion of Mujahid,

it is by way of instruction, i.e., it is saying;You had better fear associating partners in worship with Me, and be sincere in your obedience to Me.

As Allah says;

أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ

Surely, the pure religion (sincere devotion) is for Allah only. (39;3)

Then Allah tells