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Al-An'am 163

Ayah 163 of 165 · Meccan

لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرۡتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ١٦٣

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., those who submit to the will of Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَاNolā
  2. شَرِيكَpartnerssharīka
  3. لَهُۥۖfor Himlahu
  4. وَبِذَٰلِكَand with thatwabidhālika
  5. أُمِرۡتُI have been commandedumir'tu
  6. وَأَنَا۠And I amwa-anā
  7. أَوَّلُ(the) firstawwalu
  8. ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ(of) the ones who surrender (to Him)l-mus'limīna

Tafsir

He, may He be glorified, has no partner. There is no one else worthy of worship besides Him. Allah has instructed me to accept this pure monotheism and I am the first of those who acknowledge Him in this nation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran