Surah Al-A'raf 7:196 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 196 / 206 · Page 176

ۖ إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
وَلِيِّيَ
waliyyiya
my protector
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
الَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
revealed
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
يَتَوَلَّى
yatawalla
protects
الصَّالِحِينَ
al-salihina
the righteous

Transliteration

Inna waliyyial laahul lazee nazzalal Kitaaba wa Huwa yatawallas saaliheen

Translation

Indeed, my protector is Allah, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Truly, my protector is Allah, Who keeps me safe, so that I need no one besides Him. I fear nothing from your idols, because Allah sent down the Book as a guidance to people; and it is He Who protects those who do good among His creation, keeping them safe and helping them.

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

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