Say, "O disbelievers.
What does Surah al-Kafirun say?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 109:1 Say: O disbelievers. This is here because it opens the surah and names those addressed, "unbelievers" in Sale, "UNBELIEVERS" in Rodwell, "misbelievers" in Palmer and "disbelievers" in Pickthall and Itani. ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
- 02 109:2 I worship not that which ye worship. This is here because it holds the speaker's words about what those addressed worship or serve, worded "I will not worship" in Sale, "I worship not" in Rodwell and Pickthall, "I do not serve" in Palmer and "I do not worship" in Itani. ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
- 03 109:3 Nor worship ye that which I worship. This is here because it turns to those addressed, worded "nor will ye worship" in Sale, "ye do not worship" in Rodwell, "nor will ye serve" in Palmer, "Nor worship ye" in Pickthall and "Nor do you worship" in Itani. ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
- 04 109:4 And I shall not worship that which ye worship. This is here because it returns to the speaker's words in another form, "Neither do I worship" in Sale, "I shall never worship" in Rodwell, "nor will I serve" in Palmer, "I shall not worship" in Pickthall and "Nor do I serve" in Itani. ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
- 05 109:5 Nor will ye worship that which I worship. This is here because it returns to those addressed, worded "neither do ye worship" in Sale, "Neither will ye worship" in Rodwell, "nor will ye serve" in Palmer, "Nor will ye worship" in Pickthall and "Nor do you serve" in Itani. ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
- 06 109:6 Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion. This is here because it closes the surah with "your religion" and "my religion" in Sale, Rodwell, Palmer and Pickthall, where Itani has "your way" and "my way". ALSO CARRIED by the study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'?, with a different reason there.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
Surah al-Kafirun is six verses long. It opens with "Say" in Sale, Palmer, Pickthall and Itani and "SAY" in Rodwell, and the verses after it are spoken in the first person to those addressed. The one who is to say it is not named.
At 109:1 those addressed are "unbelievers" in Sale, "UNBELIEVERS" in Rodwell, "misbelievers" in Palmer and "disbelievers" in Pickthall and Itani. The verse does not name them, and this study does not either.
In the verses that follow, Sale, Rodwell and Pickthall use "worship" throughout and Palmer uses "serve" throughout, while Itani moves from "worship" to "serve" part way. At 109:2 the speaker's words are "I will not worship" in Sale, "I worship not" in Rodwell and Pickthall, "I do not serve" in Palmer and "I do not worship" in Itani. At 109:3 the words about those addressed are "nor will ye worship" in Sale, "ye do not worship" in Rodwell, "nor will ye serve" in Palmer, "Nor worship ye" in Pickthall and "Nor do you worship" in Itani.
At 109:4 the speaker's words are "Neither do I worship" in Sale, "I shall never worship" in Rodwell, "nor will I serve" in Palmer, "I shall not worship" in Pickthall and "Nor do I serve" in Itani. At 109:5 the words about those addressed are "neither do ye worship" in Sale, "Neither will ye worship" in Rodwell, "nor will ye serve" in Palmer, "Nor will ye worship" in Pickthall and "Nor do you serve" in Itani.
At 109:6 the surah closes with "your religion" and "my religion" in Sale, Rodwell, Palmer and Pickthall, and with "your way" and "my way" in Itani.
The study What does the Qur'an say about religious freedom and 'no compulsion'? carries all six verses, with its own reasons.
Scope of this study
This platform shows the verse, its easy-read line, its translations, a plain-words reading, and each verse among its neighbours. It does not supply occasion of revelation, interpretation (tafsir) or history, and it never invents them.
What this study does not answer, and which uncleared source would be needed. It does not identify the one told to speak or those addressed, and it does not say on what occasion the surah was given: this study holds no source whose usage rights can be verified. It does not report how any commentator has read the surah: this study holds no either - the Arabic of , and is public domain by age, but no English edition with verifiable usage rights exists. And it offers no academic-historical reading: this study holds no such scholarship. Each of those is an absence with a named cause, not an omission.
What this rests on
Opens with 109:1, widening across 6 passages in all.
Easy-read
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The versesSource fact 6 passages, each with every cleared translation
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109:1
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)qul yaa ayyuhaa l-kaafiroon
DIN 31635qul yā ʾayyuhā l-kāfirūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Say: O disbelievers
Say, O ye misbelievers
SAY: O ye UNBELIEVERS
Say: O unbelievers
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Thuaj: "O ju jobesimtarë!
হে রাসূল! বল: ‘হে কাফিররা!
Reci: “O vi nevjernici,
Reci: "O vi nevjernici,
Wi e hey mon he'eferɓe ɓe.
თქვი: ჰეი, თქვენ, ურწმუნოებო![1]
Sag: „O ihr Ungläubigen,
Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ): «Ω, άπιστοι!
(ऐ नबी!) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ काफ़िरो!
Di’: “O miscredenti,
1. Sakyk (o Muchammedai ﷺ tiems Mušrikūn ir Kafirūn): „O Al-Kafirūn (netikintieji Allahą, Jo Vienumą, Jo angelus, Jo Knygas, Jo Pasiuntinus, Prisikėlimo Dieną ir Al-Kadar (Likimą))!
Jedhi: "isin yaa warra Rabbitti kafartan! [1]
Скажи: «О вы, отвергшие веру!
Реци: „О ви неверници,
Sema: Enyi makafiri!
Säg: ”Ni otrogna!
De ki: Ey kâfirler!
آپ کہہ دیجئے کہ اے کافرو![1]
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109:1 — the verse above
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa a'budu maa ta'budoon
DIN 31635lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna
I do not worship what you worship.
I worship not that which ye worship
I do not serve what ye serve
I worship not that which ye worship
I will not worship that which ye worship
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Nor worship ye that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
And ye do not worship that which I worship
nor will ye worship that which I worship
109:2
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa a'budu maa ta'budoon
DIN 31635lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna
I do not worship what you worship.
Compare translations (4)
I worship not that which ye worship
I do not serve what ye serve
I worship not that which ye worship
I will not worship that which ye worship
Sources
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Unë nuk adhuroj atë që ju adhuroni,
‘তোমরা যার (যে সব মূর্তির) ‘ইবাদত করো আমি তার ‘ইবাদত করি না।’
ja ne obožavam ono što vi obožavate,
ja ne obožavam ono što vi obožavate,
Mi rewata ko ndewaton ko.
მე არ ვეთაყვანები, რასაც თქვენ ეთაყვანებით [თქვენს კერპებს],
ich diene nicht dem, dem ihr dient,
Εγώ δεν λατρεύω αυτά που εσείς λατρεύετε,
मैं उसकी इबादत नहीं करता, जिसकी तुम इबादत करते हो।
non adorerò ciò che adorate,
2. Aš negarbinu to, ką jūs garbinate,
Ani waan isin gabbartan (taabota) (ammas tahee fuulduratti) hin gabbaru.
Я не поклоняюсь тому, чему вы поклоняетесь.
ја не обожавам оно што ви обожавате,
Siabudu mnachokiabudu;
Jag dyrkar inte det ni dyrkar,
Ben sizin ibadet ettiklerinize ibadet etmem.
نہ میں عبادت کرتا ہوں اس کی جس کی تم عبادت کرتے ہو.
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قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)qul yaa ayyuhaa l-kaafiroon
DIN 31635qul yā ʾayyuhā l-kāfirūna
Say, "O disbelievers.
Say: O disbelievers
Say, O ye misbelievers
SAY: O ye UNBELIEVERS
Say: O unbelievers
109:2 — the verse above
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Nor worship ye that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
And ye do not worship that which I worship
nor will ye worship that which I worship
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa anaa 'aabidun maa 'abadttum
DIN 31635walā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
The translators word this verse differently
Nor do I serve what you serve.
And I shall not worship that which ye worship
nor will I serve what ye serve
I shall never worship that which ye worship
Neither do I worship that which ye worship
109:3
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Compare translations (4)
Nor worship ye that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
And ye do not worship that which I worship
nor will ye worship that which I worship
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
as ju nuk adhuroni Atë që unë adhuroj.
‘এবং আমি যার (যে আল্লাহর) ‘ইবাদাত করি, তোমরা তার ‘ইবাদাতকারী নও।’
niti ste vi obožavaoci Onoga Koga ja obožavam,
niti ste vi obožavaoci Onoga Koga ja obožavam,
Onon ne on ndewata ko ndewat mi ko.
ასევე, არც თქვენ ეთაყვანებით იმას, რასაც მე ვეთაყვანები;
und ihr dient nicht Dem, Dem ich diene.
Ούτε εσείς λατρεύετε Αυτόν που εγώ λατρεύω.
और न तुम उसकी इबादत करने वाले हो, जिसकी मैं इबादत करता हूँ।
né voi adorate Colui che adoro.
3. nei jūs esate garbintojai to, ką aš garbinu,
Isinis waan ani gabbaru (Rabbii tokkicha) kan gabbartan hin taane.
И вы не поклоняетесь тому, чему поклоняюсь я.
нити ви обожавате Онога Кога ја обожавам,
Wala nyinyi hamuabudu ninayemuabudu.
och ni dyrkar inte det jag dyrkar.
Siz de benim ibadet ettiğime ibadet etmezsiniz.
نہ تم عبادت کرنے والے ہو اس کی جس کی میں عبادت کرتا ہوں.
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قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)qul yaa ayyuhaa l-kaafiroon
DIN 31635qul yā ʾayyuhā l-kāfirūna
Say, "O disbelievers.
Say: O disbelievers
Say, O ye misbelievers
SAY: O ye UNBELIEVERS
Say: O unbelievers
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa a'budu maa ta'budoon
DIN 31635lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna
I do not worship what you worship.
I worship not that which ye worship
I do not serve what ye serve
I worship not that which ye worship
I will not worship that which ye worship
109:3 — the verse above
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa anaa 'aabidun maa 'abadttum
DIN 31635walā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
The translators word this verse differently
Nor do I serve what you serve.
And I shall not worship that which ye worship
nor will I serve what ye serve
I shall never worship that which ye worship
Neither do I worship that which ye worship
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you serve what I serve.
Nor will ye worship that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
Neither will ye worship that which I worship
neither do ye worship that which I worship
109:4
Why this passage is in the study finding 04
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa anaa 'aabidun maa 'abadttum
DIN 31635walā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
The translators word this verse differently
Nor do I serve what you serve.
Compare translations (4)
And I shall not worship that which ye worship
nor will I serve what ye serve
I shall never worship that which ye worship
Neither do I worship that which ye worship
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Unë nuk do të adhuroj atë që adhuroni ju,
‘আর তোমরা যার ‘ইবাদাত করছো, আমি তার ‘ইবাদাতকারী নই।’
niti sam ja obožavalac onoga što vi obožavate,
niti sam ja obožavalac onoga što vi obožavate,
Mi wona dewoowo ko ndewɗon ko.
და არც მერე ვიქნები იმის მოთაყვანე, რასაც თქვენ ეთაყვანებით.
Und ich werde (auch) nicht dem dienen, dem ihr gedient habt,
Και ούτε εγώ θα λατρεύω αυτά που εσείς λατρεύετε,
और न मैं उसकी इबादत करने वाला हूँ, जिसकी इबादत तुमने की है।
né io adoro ciò che voi avete adorato,
4. nei aš būsiu garbintojas to, ką jūs garbinate,
Anis waan isin gabbartan (taabota) (fuula duras) kan gabbaruu miti.
И я не буду поклоняться тому, чему вы поклонялись.
нити ја обожавам оно што ви обожавате,
Wala sitaabudu mnachoabudu.
Och jag kommer aldrig att dyrka det ni dyrkar,
Ben, sizin ibadet ettiklerinize ibadet edecek de değilim.
اور نہ میں عبادت کروں گا جس کی تم عبادت کرتے ہو.
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لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa a'budu maa ta'budoon
DIN 31635lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna
I do not worship what you worship.
I worship not that which ye worship
I do not serve what ye serve
I worship not that which ye worship
I will not worship that which ye worship
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Nor worship ye that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
And ye do not worship that which I worship
nor will ye worship that which I worship
109:4 — the verse above
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you serve what I serve.
Nor will ye worship that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
Neither will ye worship that which I worship
neither do ye worship that which I worship
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)lakum deenukum waliya deen
DIN 31635lakum dīnukum waliya dīni
You have your way, and I have my way."
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion
ye have your religion, and I have my religion
To you be your religion; to me my religion
Ye have your religion, and I my religion
109:5
Why this passage is in the study finding 05
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you serve what I serve.
Compare translations (4)
Nor will ye worship that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
Neither will ye worship that which I worship
neither do ye worship that which I worship
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Receipts Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
- Edition
- Uthmani, Version 1.1
- Custodian
- Tanzil Project
- Layer
- canonical text
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
- Licence URL
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Commercial use
- yes
- Modification
- contradictory
- Licence text
- read verbatim
- Review state
- cleared
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026
- Digest
- 203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
- Located at
- https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Other languages (18)
as ju nuk do të adhuroni Atë që adhuroj unë.
‘এবং আমি যার (যে আল্লাহর) ‘ইবাদাত করি, তোমরা তার ‘ইবাদাতকারী নও।’
niti ste vi obožavaoci Onoga Koga ja obožavam,
niti ste vi obožavaoci Onoga Koga ja obožavam,
Onon ne on ndewata ko ndewat mi ko.
ასევე, არც თქვენ იქნებით იმის მოთაყვანე, რასაც მე ვეთაყვანები.
und ihr dient nicht Dem, Dem ich diene.
Και ούτε εσείς θα λατρεύετε Αυτόν που εγώ λατρεύω.
और न तुम उसकी इबादत करने वाले हो, जिसकी मैं इबादत करता हूँ।
né voi adorate Colui che adoro:
5. nei jūs būsite garbintojai to, ką aš garbinu.
Isinis waan ani gabbaru (Rabbii tokkicha) (fuula duras) kan gabbartanii miti.
И вы не будете поклоняться тому, чему поклоняюсь я.
нити ви обожавате Онога Кога ја обожавам,
Wala nyinyi hamuabudu ninayemuabudu.
och ni kommer inte att dyrka det jag dyrkar.
Siz de benim ibadet ettiğime ibadet edecek değilsiniz.
اور نہ تم اس کی عبادت کرنے والے ہو جس کی میں عبادت کر رہا ہوں.[1]
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وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you worship what I worship.
Nor worship ye that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
And ye do not worship that which I worship
nor will ye worship that which I worship
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa anaa 'aabidun maa 'abadttum
DIN 31635walā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
The translators word this verse differently
Nor do I serve what you serve.
And I shall not worship that which ye worship
nor will I serve what ye serve
I shall never worship that which ye worship
Neither do I worship that which ye worship
109:5 — the verse above
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)lakum deenukum waliya deen
DIN 31635lakum dīnukum waliya dīni
You have your way, and I have my way."
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion
ye have your religion, and I have my religion
To you be your religion; to me my religion
Ye have your religion, and I my religion
109:6
Why this passage is in the study finding 06
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)lakum deenukum waliya deen
DIN 31635lakum dīnukum waliya dīni
You have your way, and I have my way."
Compare translations (4)
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion
ye have your religion, and I have my religion
To you be your religion; to me my religion
Ye have your religion, and I my religion
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Receipts Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
- Edition
- Uthmani, Version 1.1
- Custodian
- Tanzil Project
- Layer
- canonical text
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
- Licence URL
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Commercial use
- yes
- Modification
- contradictory
- Licence text
- read verbatim
- Review state
- cleared
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026
- Digest
- 203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
- Located at
- https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Other languages (18)
Ju keni fenë tuaj, unë kam fenë time."
‘তোমাদের জন্য তোমাদের দ্বীন, আর আমার জন্য আমার দ্বীন।’(১)
vama vaša vjera, a meni moja.
vama vaša vjera, a meni moja."
Woodanii on diine mon inne woodanii kam diine am.
თქვენთვის — თქვენი სარწმუნოება (და გზა), ხოლო ჩემთვის — ჩემი სარწმუნოება (და შარიათი)! [თქვენ კმაყოფილი ხართ თქვენი რწმენით, მე კი — ჩემით.]
Euch eure Religion und mir meine Religion.“
Εσείς έχετε τη θρησκεία σας και εγώ έχω τη θρησκεία μου.»
तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारा धर्म तथा मेरे लिए मेरा धर्म है।[1]
a voi la vostra religione e a me la mia religione».
6. Jums – jūsų religija, o man – mano religija (islamo monoteizmas).”
Isiniif amantiin keessan (kan kufriifii jallinaattu) jira; anaaf amantiin kiyya (qajeelaa islaamummaattu) jira."
Вам — ваша религия, а мне — моя религия!»
вама ваша вера, а мени моја.“
Nyinyi mna dini yenu, nami nina Dini yangu.
Ni har er tro, och jag har min tro.”
Sizin dininiz size, benim dinim ise banadır.
تمہارے لئے تمہارا دین ہے اور میرے لئے میرا دین ہے.[1]
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وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa anaa 'aabidun maa 'abadttum
DIN 31635walā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
The translators word this verse differently
Nor do I serve what you serve.
And I shall not worship that which ye worship
nor will I serve what ye serve
I shall never worship that which ye worship
Neither do I worship that which ye worship
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walaa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
DIN 31635walā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu
Nor do you serve what I serve.
Nor will ye worship that which I worship
nor will ye serve what I serve
Neither will ye worship that which I worship
neither do ye worship that which I worship
109:6 — the verse above
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across five translations - the four public-domain renderings of Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880 and Pickthall 1930, and Itani 2012 - of 109:1-6, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified.
How this set was arrived at. This is a study of one surah, so it carries every verse of it: all six verses of Surah al-Kafirun, each as its own passage with its own reason. No verse of the surah is left out, so none is recorded as not carried.
Verses carried by more than one study. Some passages here also serve another study. Each carries its own reason in each place, and the reason states where else it appears.
Where the renderings part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Editorial status
- Editorial status
- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
- Review status
- Published
- 16 September 2026
- Updated
- 17 September 2026
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