كِتَٰبٞ فُصِّلَتۡ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣
A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur’ān1 for a people who know,
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., revealed in the Arabic language.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- كِتَٰبٞA Bookkitābun
- فُصِّلَتۡare detailedfuṣṣilat
- ءَايَٰتُهُۥits Versesāyātuhu
- قُرۡءَانًاa Quranqur'ānan
- عَرَبِيّٗا(in) Arabicʿarabiyyan
- لِّقَوۡمٖfor a peopleliqawmin
- يَعۡلَمُونَ(who) knowyaʿlamūna
Tafsir
It is a book whose verses are perfectly clear; as clear as can be. He has made it an Arabic Qur’ān for a nation that knows, because they are the ones who will benefit from its meanings and contents by achieving guidance towards the truth.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran