مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٩
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَاNotmā
- خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآWe created both of themkhalaqnāhumā
- إِلَّاbutillā
- بِٱلۡحَقِّin [the] truthbil-ḥaqi
- وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
- أَكۡثَرَهُمۡmost of themaktharahum
- لَا(do) notlā
- يَعۡلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna
Tafsir
I only created it due to a profound wisdom, but the majority of idolaters do not know that.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran