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Ghafir 65

Ayah 65 of 85 · Meccan

هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدۡعُوهُ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَۗ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٦٥

He is the Ever-Living;1 there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Whose life is without beginning or end, and upon whom all created life depends.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. هُوَHehuwa
  2. ٱلۡحَيُّ(is) the Ever-Livingl-ḥayu
  3. لَآ(there is) nolā
  4. إِلَٰهَgodilāha
  5. إِلَّاbutillā
  6. هُوَHehuwa
  7. فَٱدۡعُوهُso call Himfa-id'ʿūhu
  8. مُخۡلِصِينَ(being) sinceremukh'liṣīna
  9. لَهُto Himlahu
  10. ٱلدِّينَۗ(in) the religionl-dīna
  11. ٱلۡحَمۡدُAll praise (be)l-ḥamdu
  12. لِلَّهِto Allahlillahi
  13. رَبِّ(the) Lordrabbi
  14. ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worldsl-ʿālamīna

Tafsir

He is the Living who will not die. There is no true god besides Him. So call upon him in worship and supplication, seeking His pleasure alone, and do not associate any of His creation as partners with Him. All praise is for Allah, Lord of the creation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran