Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:56 — translation and meaning
الذاريات · Verse 56 / 60 · Page 523
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Word by Word
وَمَا
wama
And not
خَلَقْتُ
khalaqtu
I have created
الْجِنَّ
al-jina
the jinn
وَالْإِنسَ
wal-insa
and the mankind
إِلَّا
illa
except
لِيَعْبُدُونِ
liya'buduni
that they worship Me
Transliteration
Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon
Translation
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I did not create jinns and men except for My worship alone. I did not create them to make a partner for Me.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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