Surah Al-Kāfirūn (The Disbelievers) in English

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

1. قل يا أيها الكافرون

   1

   Say, ‘O faithless ones!

   qul yā-ʾayyuhā l-kāfirūna

2. لا أعبد ما تعبدون

   2

   I do not worship what you worship,

   lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna

3. ولا أنتم عابدون ما أعبد

   3

   nor do you worship what I worship;

   wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu

4. ولا أنا عابد ما عبدتم

   4

   nor will I worship what you have worshipped,

   wa-lā ʾana ʿābidun mā ʿabadtum

5. ولا أنتم عابدون ما أعبد

   5

   nor will you worship what I worship.

   wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu

6. لكم دينكم ولي دين

   6

   To you your religion, and to me my religion.’

   lakum dīnukum wa-liya dīni