فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ
Falaa tad'u ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara fatakoona minal mu'azzabeen
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.
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So do not invoke any other god with God lest you be among the chastised — if you were to do what they call you to.
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