فَأَرَدۡنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُ زَكَوٰةٗ وَأَقۡرَبَ رُحۡمٗا ٨١
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَرَدۡنَآSo we intendedfa-aradnā
- أَنthatan
- يُبۡدِلَهُمَاwould change for themyub'dilahumā
- رَبُّهُمَاtheir Lordrabbuhumā
- خَيۡرٗاa betterkhayran
- مِّنۡهُthan himmin'hu
- زَكَوٰةٗ(in) purityzakatan
- وَأَقۡرَبَand nearerwa-aqraba
- رُحۡمٗا(in) affectionruḥ'man
Tafsir
So I wanted Allah to replace them with a child better than him in religion, piety and purity from sins, and more merciful to his parents.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran