Surah An-Nahl 16:121 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 121 / 128 · Page 281
ۚ شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ اجْتَبَاهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
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شَاكِرًا
shakiran
Thankful
لِّأَنْعُمِهِ
li-an'umihi
for His favors
اجْتَبَاهُ
ij'tabahu
He chose him
وَهَدَاهُ
wahadahu
and guided him
إِلَى
ila
to
صِرَاطٍ
siratin
the way
مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
mus'taqimin
straight
Transliteration
Shaakiral li an'umih; ijtabaahu wa hadaahu ilaa Siraatim Muustaqeem
Translation
[He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He was thankful for the favours that Allah had given him. Allah had selected Him to be a prophet and had guided him to the true religion of Islam.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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