Surah As-Saffat 37:164 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 164 / 182 · Page 452

وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Word by Word

وَمَا
wama
And not
مِنَّا
minna
among us
إِلَّا
illa
except
لَهُ
lahu
for him
مَقَامٌ
maqamun
(is) a position
مَّعْلُومٌ
ma'lumun
known

Transliteration

Wa maa minnasa illaa lahoo maqaamum ma'loom

Translation

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And the angels said, stating their servitude to Allah and their being free of what the idolaters claimed: “There is nobody amongst us except that he has a known position in Allah’s worship and obedience.

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

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