Surah Al-A'raf 7:190 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 190 / 206 · Page 175

ۚ فَلَمَّا آتَاهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِيمَا آتَاهُمَا فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
فَلَمَّا
falamma
But when
آتَاهُمَا
atahuma
He gives them
صَالِحًا
salihan
a good (child)
جَعَلَا
ja'ala
they make
لَهُ
lahu
for Him
شُرَكَاءَ
shurakaa
partners
فِيمَا
fima
in what
آتَاهُمَا
atahuma
He has given them
فَتَعَالَى
fata'ala
But exalted
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
عَمَّا
amma
above what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikuna
they associate (with Him)

Transliteration

Falammaaa aataahumaa saalihan ja'alaa lahoo shurakaaa'a feemaaa aataahumaa; fata'aalal laahu 'ammaa yushrikoon

Translation

But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

But when Allah responds to their prayer, and gives them a healthy child as they asked, they ascribe partners to Allah in what He gave to them when Allah is far above having any partner, and is alone in His divinity.

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

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