And they took, besides Allah, other gods, to be for them a source of strength.
Maryam 19:81
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وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا
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And they took, besides God, other gods, to be for them a source of strength.
They have chosen other gods besides Allah, hoping those gods will give them strength.
They have taken other gods besides Allah, hoping they'll give them honor.
They have taken gods besides God so that they might be a source of strength for them.
And they took, besides Allah, other gods, to be a source of strength for them.
And they took, besides God, other gods, to be a source of strength for them.
And they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
And they have taken (for worship) âlihah (gods) besides Allâh, that they might give them honour, power and glory (and also protect them from Allâh’s punishment).
They have taken gods other than Allah, in order that they may protect them [from punishment].
And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory!
And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.
They have taken other deities besides God, so that they may be a source of strength for them.
They have taken other gods instead of Allah that they may be a source of strength for them.
They have taken gods besides Allah that they may be a [source of] might to them.
Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan liyakoonoo lahum AAizzan