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Al-An'am 79

Ayah 79 of 165 · Meccan

إِنِّي وَجَّهۡتُ وَجۡهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ٧٩

Indeed, I have turned my face [i.e., self] toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allāh."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنِّيIndeed, Iinnī
  2. وَجَّهۡتُ[I] have turnedwajjahtu
  3. وَجۡهِيَmy facewajhiya
  4. لِلَّذِيto the One Wholilladhī
  5. فَطَرَcreatedfaṭara
  6. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  7. وَٱلۡأَرۡضَand the earthwal-arḍa
  8. حَنِيفٗاۖ(as) a true monotheistḥanīfan
  9. وَمَآand notwamā
  10. أَنَا۠I (am)anā
  11. مِنَofmina
  12. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَthe polytheistsl-mush'rikīna

Tafsir

I have devoted my religion to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth without any precedent, throwing off idolatry and embracing pure monotheism. I am not one of the idolaters who worship others besides Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran