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Al-An'am 18

Ayah 18 of 165 · Meccan

وَهُوَ ٱلۡقَاهِرُ فَوۡقَ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُ ١٨

And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise,1 the Aware.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Whose wisdom includes precise, perfect and absolute knowledge of all realities and outcomes, according to which He decrees and causes circumstances and occurrences.

2 Fully acquainted and familiar with every hidden thought, intent and condition of His servants.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  2. ٱلۡقَاهِرُ(is) the Subjugatorl-qāhiru
  3. فَوۡقَoverfawqa
  4. عِبَادِهِۦۚHis slavesʿibādihi
  5. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  6. ٱلۡحَكِيمُ(is) the All-Wisel-ḥakīmu
  7. ٱلۡخَبِيرُthe All-Awarel-khabīru

Tafsir

He is the One Who is powerful and dominant and nothing can overpower or defeat Him: everything is subservient to Him. He is above His servants as His appropriate for Him, may He be glorified. His is the Wise in His creating, handling of matters and institution of laws. He is the Aware and nothing is hidden from Him.

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