Surah An-Nahl 16:49 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 49 / 128 · Page 272
وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن دَابَّةٍ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Word by Word
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And to Allah
يَسْجُدُ
yasjudu
prostrate
مَا
ma
whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مِن
min
of
دَابَّةٍ
dabbatin
moving creatures
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ
wal-malaikatu
and the Angels
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
لَا
la
(are) not
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
yastakbiruna
arrogant
Transliteration
Wa lillaahi yasjudu maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi min daaabbatinw walma laaa'ikatu wa hum laa yastakbiroon
Translation
And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
It is to Allah alone that all creatures in the heavens and on earth prostrate. It is to Him alone that the angels prostrate. They are not too proud to worship Allah and obey Him.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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