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An-Nahl 49

Ayah 49 of 128 · Meccan

وَلِلَّهِۤ يَسۡجُدُۤ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن دَآبَّةٖ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ٤٩

And to Allāh prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلِلَّهِۤAnd to Allahwalillahi
  2. يَسۡجُدُۤprostrateyasjudu
  3. مَاwhatevermā
  4. فِي(is) infī
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  7. فِي(is) infī
  8. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  9. مِنofmin
  10. دَآبَّةٖmoving creaturesdābbatin
  11. وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُand the Angelswal-malāikatu
  12. وَهُمۡand theywahum
  13. لَا(are) notlā
  14. يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَarrogantyastakbirūna

Tafsir

It is to Allah alone that all creatures in the heavens and on earth prostrate. It is to Him alone that the angels prostrate. They are not too proud to worship Allah and obey Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran