وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ ٥٦
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَاAnd notwamā
- خَلَقۡتُI have createdkhalaqtu
- ٱلۡجِنَّthe jinnl-jina
- وَٱلۡإِنسَand the mankindwal-insa
- إِلَّاexceptillā
- لِيَعۡبُدُونِthat they worship Meliyaʿbudūni
Tafsir
And I did not create jinns and men except for My worship alone. I did not create them to make a partner for Me.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran