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Surah Zumar Ayat 65 in Arabic Text

وَلَقَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ لَئِنۡ أَشۡرَكۡتَ لَيَحۡبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ
Wa laqad oohiya ilaika wa ilal lazeena min qablika la in ashrakta la yahbatanna ‘amalu ka wa latakoonanna minal khaasireen

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 65

Sahih International
And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers.”

Yusuf Ali
But it has already been revealed to thee,- as it was to those before thee,- “If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless will be thy work (in life), and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those who lose (all spiritual good)”.

Abul Ala Maududi
(Tell them clearly that) it was revealed to you and to all Prophets before you: “If you associate any others with Allah in His Divinity, your works will surely come to naught and you will certainly be among the losers.”

Muhsin Khan
And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), as it was to those (Allah’s Messengers) before you: “If you join others in worship with Allah, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers.”

Pickthall
And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.

Dr. Ghali
And indeed it has already been revealed to you (The Prophet) and to the ones before you: “Indeed in case you associate (other gods with Allah), indeed your deeds will definitely be frustrated and indeed you will definitely be among the losers.

Abdel Haleem
It has already been revealed to you [Prophet] and to those before you: ‘If you ascribe any partner to God, all your work will come to nothing: you will be one if the losers.

Muhammad Junagarhi
یقیناً تیری طرف بھی اور تجھ سے پہلے (کے تمام نبیوں) کی طرف بھی وحی کی گئی ہے کہ اگر تو نے شرک کیا تو بلاشبہ تیرا عمل ضائع ہو جائے گا اور بالیقین تو زیاںکاروں میں سے ہوجائے گا

Quran 39 Verse 65 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Zumar ayat 65, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(39:65) (Tell them clearly that) it was revealed to you and to all Prophets before you: “If you associate any others with Allah in His Divinity, your works will surely come to naught[74] and you will certainly be among the losers.”


74. That is, no act which is performed along with shirk will be adjudged as a righteous act, and no one who, being a mushrik, performs many acts as good acts in his personal judgment, will deserve any reward for them, and his whole life work will be deemed to have gone waste.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Az-Zumar verse 65 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zumar ayat 62 which provides the complete commentary from verse 62 through 66.

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