Surah Al-A'raf 7:61 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 61 / 206 · Page 158

قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي ضَلَالَةٌ وَلَكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
He said
يَاقَوْمِ
yaqawmi
O my people
لَيْسَ
laysa
(There is) no
بِي
bi
in me
ضَلَالَةٌ
dalalatun
error
وَلَكِنِّي
walakinni
but I am
رَسُولٌ
rasulun
a Messenger
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds

Transliteration

Qaala yaa qawmi laisa bee dalaalatunw wa laakinnee Rasoolum mir Rabbil 'aalameen

Translation

[Noah] said, "O my people, there is not error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Noah told the leaders of his people: 'I am not in error, as you claim, but rather I am on guidance from my Lord, and I am a messenger from Him who is my Lord, your Lord, and the Lord of all creations.'

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

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