يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَيَفۡعَلُونَ مَا يُؤۡمَرُونَ۩ ٥٠
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يَخَافُونَThey fearyakhāfūna
- رَبَّهُمtheir Lordrabbahum
- مِّنabove themmin
- فَوۡقِهِمۡabove themfawqihim
- وَيَفۡعَلُونَand they dowayafʿalūna
- مَاwhatmā
- يُؤۡمَرُونَ۩they are commandedyu'marūna
Tafsir
They - despite their constant worship and obedience - fear their Lord who is above them by His Self, Dominance and Authority and they carry out the acts of obedience that their Lord instructs them to.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran