Surah Al-A'raf 7:26 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 26 / 206 · Page 153

ۚ ۖ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۖ
يَا بَنِي
yabani
O Children
آدَمَ
adama
(of) Adam
قَدْ
qad
Verily
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalna
We have sent down
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
to you
لِبَاسًا
libasan
clothing
يُوَارِي
yuwari
it covers
سَوْآتِكُمْ
sawatikum
your shame
وَرِيشًا
warishan
and (as) an adornment
وَلِبَاسُ
walibasu
But the clothing
التَّقْوَى
al-taqwa
(of) [the] righteousness
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) best
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
مِنْ
min
(is) from
آيَاتِ
ayati
(the) Signs
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لَعَلَّهُمْ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
yadhakkaruna
remember

Transliteration

Yaa Baneee Aadama qad anzalnaa 'alaikum libaasany yuwaaree saw aatikum wa reeshanw wa libaasut taqwaa zaalika khair; zaalika min Aayaatil laahi la'allahum yaz zakkaroon

Translation

O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O children of Adam, Allah made for you clothing, necessary for covering your nakedness, and clothing for you to adorn yourselves with, and the clothing of Mindfulness, which is through following what Allah instructs and staying away from what He has not allowed, which is better than the physical types of clothing. What is mentioned here about clothing is from among the signs of Allah, showing His power over everything, so that perhaps people will remember His blessings to them and be thankful for them.

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

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