Surah Al-Qasas 28:86 — translation and meaning

القصص · Verse 86 / 88 · Page 396

ۖ وَمَا كُنتَ تَرْجُو أَن يُلْقَى إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابُ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْكَافِرِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَمَا
wama
And not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
تَرْجُو
tarju
expecting
أَن
an
that
يُلْقَى
yul'qa
would be sent down
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
الْكِتَابُ
al-kitabu
the Book
إِلَّا
illa
except
رَحْمَةً
rahmatan
(as) a mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
فَلَا
fala
So (do) not
تَكُونَنَّ
takunanna
be
ظَهِيرًا
zahiran
an assistant
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ
lil'kafirina
to the disbelievers

Transliteration

Wa maa kunta tarjooo ai yulqaaa ilaikal Kitaabu illaa rahmatam mir Rabbika falaa takoonanna zaheeral lilkaafireen

Translation

And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, you did not expect, before prophethood, that the Qur’ān would be revealed to you, as revelation from Allah. However, His mercy required it to be revealed to you, so do not be a helper to the disbelievers in the misguidance they are upon.

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

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