Surah An-Nahl 16:122 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 122 / 128 · Page 281

ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَآتَيْنَاهُ
waataynahu
And We gave him
فِي
fi
in
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
the world
حَسَنَةً
hasanatan
good
وَإِنَّهُ
wa-innahu
and indeed he
فِي
fi
in
الْآخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
the Hereafter
لَمِنَ
lamina
(he) will surely (be) among
الصَّالِحِينَ
al-salihina
the righteous

Transliteration

Wa aatainaahu fid dunyaa hasanah; wa innahoo fil Aakhirati laminas saaliheen

Translation

And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I gave him in this world prophethood, praiseworthy mention and pious children. In the afterlife he will be from the righteous for whom Allah has prepared the highest ranks in paradise.

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

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