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Al-An'am 57

Ayah 57 of 165 · Meccan

قُلۡ إِنِّي عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّي وَكَذَّبۡتُم بِهِۦۚ مَا عِندِي مَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ بِهِۦٓۚ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ يَقُصُّ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡفَٰصِلِينَ ٥٧

Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient.1 The decision is only for Allāh. He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The disbelievers would challenge the Prophet (ﷺ), telling him to bring on Allāh's punishment if he should be truthful in his warning.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. إِنِّيIndeed, I (am)innī
  3. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  4. بَيِّنَةٖclear proofbayyinatin
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. رَّبِّيmy Lordrabbī
  7. وَكَذَّبۡتُمwhile you denywakadhabtum
  8. بِهِۦۚ[with] itbihi
  9. مَاNotmā
  10. عِندِيI haveʿindī
  11. مَاwhatmā
  12. تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَyou seek to hastentastaʿjilūna
  13. بِهِۦٓۚof itbihi
  14. إِنِNotini
  15. ٱلۡحُكۡمُ(is) the decisionl-ḥuk'mu
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. لِلَّهِۖfor Allahlillahi
  18. يَقُصُّHe relatesyaquṣṣu
  19. ٱلۡحَقَّۖthe truthl-ḥaqa
  20. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  21. خَيۡرُ(is the) bestkhayru
  22. ٱلۡفَٰصِلِينَ(of) the Decidersl-fāṣilīna

Tafsir

Say, O Messenger, to these idolaters: I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, not on vain desires, yet you have denied this evidence. I do not have the punishment and the extraordinary signs that you demand and that you are in such haste to bring about. That is only in Allah’s control. The decision for anything, including what you demand, is only Allah’s. He speaks the truth and decides accordingly. Allah, may He be glorified, is the best of those who decide between truth and falsehood.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran