Surah Az-Zumar 39:39 — translation and meaning

الزمر · Verse 39 / 75 · Page 462

ۖ قُلْ يَاقَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلَى مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي عَامِلٌ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَاقَوْمِ
yaqawmi
O my people!
اعْمَلُوا
i'malu
Work
عَلَى
ala
(according) to
مَكَانَتِكُمْ
makanatikum
your position
إِنِّي
inni
indeed I am
عَامِلٌ
amilun
working
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
you will know

Transliteration

Qul yaa qawmi'maloo 'alaa makaanatikum innee 'aamilun fasawfa ta'lamoon

Translation

Say, "O my people, work according to your position, [for] indeed, I am working; and you are going to know

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say, O Messenger: O my people, continue to act in that state of ascribing partners to Allah that you have chosen, and I will continue to act on what my Lord has instructed me, by calling towards His Oneness and by devoting my worship to Him. Soon you will come to know the outcome of each path.

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

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