شَاكِرٗا لِّأَنۡعُمِهِۚ ٱجۡتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ ١٢١
[He was] grateful for His favors. He [i.e., Allāh] chose him and guided him to a straight path.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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- شَاكِرٗاThankfulshākiran
- لِّأَنۡعُمِهِۚfor His favorsli-anʿumihi
- ٱجۡتَبَىٰهُHe chose himij'tabāhu
- وَهَدَىٰهُand guided himwahadāhu
- إِلَىٰtoilā
- صِرَٰطٖthe wayṣirāṭin
- مُّسۡتَقِيمٖstraightmus'taqīmin
Tafsir
He was thankful for the favours that Allah had given him. Allah had selected Him to be a prophet and had guided him to the true religion of Islam.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran