Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 94
| وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُمْ مَا خَوَّلْنَاكُمْ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَاءَكُمُ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ لَقَدْ تَقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْكُمْ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- la- qad ji'tumo -naa furaad(an) ka-maa khalaqnaa -kum 'awwal marrah wa- taraktum maa khawwalnaa -kum waraa'a z.uhor -kum wa- maa naraa maca -kum shufacaa' -kum 'alladhena zacamtum 'anna -hum fe -kum shurakaa' la- qad taqat.t.aca bayna -kum wa- d.alla can -kum maa kuntum tazcumon |
| Pickthall | : | Now have ye come unto Us solitary as We did create you at the first, and ye have left behind you all that We bestowed upon you, and We behold not with you those your intercessors, of whom ye claimed that they possessed a share in you. Now is the bond between you severed, and that which ye presumed hath failed you. |
| Asad | : | [And God shall say:] "And now, indeed, you have come unto Us in a lonely state, even as We created you in the first instance; and you have left behind you all that We bestowed on you [in your lifetime]. And We do not see with you those intercessors of yours whom you supposed to have a share in God's divinity with regard to yourselves!78 Indeed, all the bonds between you [and your earthly life] are now severed, and all your former fancies have forsaken you!"79 |
| Malik | : | Allah adds to what the angels said, "So you have come back to Us Alone as We created you at the first time, leaving behind all that which We gave you in that world and We don't see with you your intercessors, whom you claimed to be Allah's partners in your affairs; all your ties have been cut off and what you presumed has failed you." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "And behold! ye come to Us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: Ye have left behind you all (the favors) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut off and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!" 916 917 |
Note - 78Lit., "whom you supposed to be [God's] partners with
regard to you" - i.e., being able, in result of their
alleged "share in God's divinity", to protect or help
you. See note [15] on verse {22} of this surah.
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Note - 79Lit., "all that you were wont to assert [or "to suppose"]
has gone away from you" - i.e., all the imaginary
intercessors or mediators between man and God.
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Note - 916Some of the various ideas connected with "creation" are
noted in n. 120 to ii. 117. In the matter of creation of
man there are various processes. If his body was created
out of clay, i.e. earthy matter, there was an earlier
preocess of the creation of such earthy matter. Here the
body is left behind, and the soul is being addressed. The
soul underwent various processes of fashioning and
adapting to its various functions in its various
surroundings (xxxii. 7-9). But each individual soul, afer
release from the body, comes back as it was created, with
nothing more than it history, "the deeds which it has
earned," which are really a part of it. Any exterior
things given to help in its development, "the favours
which We bestowed on you," it must necessarily leave
behind, however it may have been proud of them. These
exterior things may be material things, e.g. wealth,
property, signs of power, influence and pride such as
sons, relatives, and friends, etc., or they may be
intangible things, like talents, intellect, social gifts,
etc.
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Note - 917The false ideas of intercessors, demi-gods, gods,
saviours, etc., now vanish like unsubstantial visions,
"leaving not a wrack behind." Now the soul is face to
face with reality. Its personal responsibility is brought
home to it.
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Lit., "whom you supposed to be [God's] partners with regard to you" - i.e., being able, in result of their alleged "share in God's divinity", to protect or help you. See note [15] on verse {22} of this surah. |
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Some of the various ideas connected with "creation" are noted in n. 120 to ii. 117. In the matter of creation of man there are various processes. If his body was created out of clay, i.e. earthy matter, there was an earlier preocess of the creation of such earthy matter. Here the body is left behind, and the soul is being addressed. The soul underwent various processes of fashioning and adapting to its various functions in its various surroundings (xxxii. 7-9). But each individual soul, afer release from the body, comes back as it was created, with nothing more than it history, "the deeds which it has earned," which are really a part of it. Any exterior things given to help in its development, "the favours which We bestowed on you," it must necessarily leave behind, however it may have been proud of them. These exterior things may be material things, e.g. wealth, property, signs of power, influence and pride such as sons, relatives, and friends, etc., or they may be intangible things, like talents, intellect, social gifts, etc. |
