Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:39 — translation and meaning

الدخان · Verse 39 / 59 · Page 497

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

مَا
ma
Not
خَلَقْنَاهُمَا
khalaqnahuma
We created both of them
إِلَّا
illa
but
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-haqi
in [the] truth
وَلَكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know

Transliteration

Maa khalaqnaahumaaa illaa bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

Translation

We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I only created it due to a profound wisdom, but the majority of idolaters do not know that.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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