Surah As-Saffat 37:169 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 169 / 182 · Page 452

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

Word by Word

لَكُنَّا
lakunna
Certainly we (would) have been
عِبَادَ
ibada
slaves
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
الْمُخْلَصِينَ
al-mukh'lasina
the chosen

Transliteration

Lakunna 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen

Translation

We would have been the chosen servants of Allah."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.

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

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