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Al-A'raf 144

Ayah 144 of 206 · Meccan

قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّي ٱصۡطَفَيۡتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَٰلَٰتِي وَبِكَلَٰمِي فَخُذۡ مَآ ءَاتَيۡتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ ١٤٤

[Allāh] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. يَٰمُوسَىٰٓO Musayāmūsā
  3. إِنِّيIndeed, Iinnī
  4. ٱصۡطَفَيۡتُكَhave chosen youiṣ'ṭafaytuka
  5. عَلَىoverʿalā
  6. ٱلنَّاسِthe peoplel-nāsi
  7. بِرِسَٰلَٰتِيwith My Messagesbirisālātī
  8. وَبِكَلَٰمِيand with My wordswabikalāmī
  9. فَخُذۡSo takefakhudh
  10. مَآwhatmā
  11. ءَاتَيۡتُكَI have given youātaytuka
  12. وَكُنand bewakun
  13. مِّنَamongmina
  14. ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَthe gratefull-shākirīna

Tafsir

Allah told Moses: 'O Moses, I have chosen you and preferred you over other people through the message which I have sent you with, and by My speaking to you directly. Take then the great honour which I have given you, and be among those who are thankful to Allah for such a great gift.'

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran