Surah An-Nahl 16:64 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 64 / 128 · Page 273

ۙ وَمَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِي اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Word by Word

ۙ
وَمَا
wama
And not
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalna
We revealed
عَلَيْكَ
alayka
to you
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
إِلَّا
illa
except
لِتُبَيِّنَ
litubayyina
that you make clear
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
الَّذِي
alladhi
that which
اخْتَلَفُوا
ikh'talafu
they differed
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
وَهُدًى
wahudan
and (as) a guidance
وَرَحْمَةً
warahmatan
and mercy
لِّقَوْمٍ
liqawmin
for a people
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
who believe

Transliteration

Wa maaa anzalnaa 'alaikal Kitaaba illaa litubaiyina lahumul lazikh talafoo feehi wa hudanw wa rahmatal liqawminy yu'minoon

Translation

And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

We did not reveal the Qur’ān to you, O Messenger, except for you to make clear to all people what they differ about in respect of Allah’s oneness, resurrection and the details of the sacred law, and for the Qur’ān to be a guidance and mercy for those who have faith in Allah, His Messengers and all what the Qur’ān came with, for they are the ones who will truly benefit.

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

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"And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except f…" — An-Nahl 16:64