Surah An-Nahl 16:2 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 2 / 128 · Page 267

يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاتَّقُونِ

Word by Word

يُنَزِّلُ
yunazzilu
He sends down
الْمَلَائِكَةَ
al-malaikata
the Angels
بِالرُّوحِ
bil-ruhi
with the inspiration
مِنْ
min
of
أَمْرِهِ
amrihi
His Command
عَلَى
ala
upon
مَن
man
whom
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِهِ
ibadihi
His slaves
أَنْ
an
that
أَنذِرُوا
andhiru
Warn
أَنَّهُ
annahu
that [He]
لَا
la
(there is) no
إِلَهَ
ilaha
god
إِلَّا
illa
except
أَنَا
ana
Me
فَاتَّقُونِ
fa-ittaquni
so fear Me

Transliteration

Yunazzilul malaaa 'ikata birroohi min amrihee 'alaa mai yashaaa'u min 'ibaadiheee an anzirooo annahoo laaa ilaaha illaaa ana fattaqoon

Translation

He sends down the angels, with the inspiration of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He sends down the angels to whichever of His Messengers He wills with revelation that brings life to the souls: Saying: Warn O Messengers, the people against associating partners with Allah, for there is no one deserving of worship besides Me. Be mindful of me - O People - by fulfilling my instructions and avoiding my prohibitions.

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

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