7: 3

Asad “Follow what has been sent down unto you by Sustainer, and follow no masters other than Him [note 3].” How seldom do you keep this in mind!

Yusuf Ali Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord and follow not as friends or protectors other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition.

Pickthall (Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect!

Transliteration Ittabi'u_ ma_ unzila ilaikum mir rabbikum wa la_ tattabi'u_ min du_nihi auliya_'(a), qalilam ma_ tazakkaru_n(a).

[[ Asad’s note 3 – Some of the great Muslims thinkers, and particularly Ibn Hazam and Ibn Taymiyyah, maintain that the expression “awliya” (here rendered as “masters”) denotes, in this context, “authorities” in the religious sense of the word, implying a prohibition of attributing legal validity – side by side with Quranic ordinances – to the subjective opinions of any person below the Prophet. See in this connection 5:101, and the corresponding notes.]]