Surah An-Naml 27:59 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 59 / 93 · Page 382

ۗ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَى آللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
قُلِ
quli
Say
الْحَمْدُ
al-hamdu
All praise (be)
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
وَسَلَامٌ
wasalamun
and peace (be)
عَلَى
ala
upon
عِبَادِهِ
ibadihi
His slaves
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
اصْطَفَى
is'tafa
He has chosen
آللَّهُ
allahu
Is Allah
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمَّا
amma
or what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikuna
they associate (with Him)

Transliteration

Qulil hamdu lillaahi wa salaamun 'alaa 'ibaadihil lazeenas tafaa; aaallaahu khairun ammmaa yushrikoon

Translation

Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, say: “All praise is for Allah for his favours, and peace from him on His Messengers whom He chose to convey His religion”. Is Allah, the true god in whose Hand is the kingdom of everything, better or the gods which the idolaters worship, which do not possess benefit or harm?

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

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