سورة الکافِرون
Surah Al-Kâfirûn 109:1
The Disbelievers · Verse 1 of 6
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Say ( plainly to those present and who are not), `O you disbelievers!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: O ye that reject Faith!
Ahmed Ali
SAY: "O YOU unbelievers,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Say: "O you unbelievers (who obstinately reject faith)!
Daryabadi
Say thou: O ye infidels!
Faridul Haque
Proclaim, (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “O disbelievers!”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: O disbelievers,
Maulvi Sher Ali
Say, `O ye disbelievers !
Muhammad Asad
SAY: "O you who deny the truth!
Muhammad Musin Khan
Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)to these Mushrikun and Kafirun): "O Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and in Al-Qadar, etc.)!
Muhammad Pickthall
Say: O disbelievers!
Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), tell the disbelievers,
Muhammed ali Shakir
Say: O unbelievers!
Rashad Khalifa
Say, "O you disbelievers.
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, “O You who deny the truth, and, thus, by remaining ungrateful to the Creator’s ultimate guidance, choose to live in darkness!
Commentary 109:1 Yâ-ayyo-haيَا أَيُّهَا is a composition of three letters: Yâ يَاis a nominative of address, ayyo أيٌis a word of specification and ha هَاis a note of…
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
109:1 Yâ-ayyo-haيَا أَيُّهَا is a composition of three letters: Yâ يَاis a nominative of address, ayyo أيٌis a word of specification and ha هَاis a note of admonition. The verse thus means that the disbelievers against whom a Divine decree has been issued will not accept Islam. Even after having seen manifest signs they voice disapproval, and they expect the Muslims to give up their Faith and accept their doctrines. They refuse to accept the Truth brought by the Holy Qur’ân.
The word yâ ياrefers to the third person - the absentee, and ayyo أيٌthe the second person, who is present, and ha هاis used to sternly admonish, both whether present or absent. The only reasonable course left to them is to wait for Allâh’s judgment to come into operation. At the same time, the believers are enjoined to stick to their Faith even in hostile environments and under adverse circumstances.