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Az-Zumar 17

Ayah 17 of 75 · Meccan

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱجۡتَنَبُواْ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أَن يَعۡبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ لَهُمُ ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰۚ فَبَشِّرۡ عِبَادِ ١٧

But those who have avoided ṭāghūt,1 lest they worship it, and turned back to Allāh - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., Satan or any false object of worship.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  2. ٱجۡتَنَبُواْavoidij'tanabū
  3. ٱلطَّٰغُوتَthe false godsl-ṭāghūta
  4. أَنlestan
  5. يَعۡبُدُوهَاthey worship themyaʿbudūhā
  6. وَأَنَابُوٓاْand turnwa-anābū
  7. إِلَىtoilā
  8. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  9. لَهُمُfor themlahumu
  10. ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰۚ(are) glad tidingsl-bush'rā
  11. فَبَشِّرۡSo give glad tidingsfabashir
  12. عِبَادِ(to) My slavesʿibādi

Tafsir

Those who avoid the worship of idols, and anything else that is worshipped besides Allah, and return to Allah in repentance, they will have the good news of Paradise when they pass away, in the grave and on the day of resurrection. So give good news, O Messenger, to My servants.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran