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Al-A'raf 26

Ayah 26 of 206 · Meccan

يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ قَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ لِبَاسٗا يُوَٰرِي سَوۡءَٰتِكُمۡ وَرِيشٗاۖ وَلِبَاسُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ٢٦

O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allāh that perhaps they will remember.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰبَنِيٓO Childrenyābanī
  2. ءَادَمَ(of) Adamādama
  3. قَدۡVerilyqad
  4. أَنزَلۡنَاWe have sent downanzalnā
  5. عَلَيۡكُمۡto youʿalaykum
  6. لِبَاسٗاclothinglibāsan
  7. يُوَٰرِيit coversyuwārī
  8. سَوۡءَٰتِكُمۡyour shamesawātikum
  9. وَرِيشٗاۖand (as) an adornmentwarīshan
  10. وَلِبَاسُBut the clothingwalibāsu
  11. ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ(of) [the] righteousness l-taqwā
  12. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  13. خَيۡرٞۚ(is) bestkhayrun
  14. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  15. مِنۡ(is) frommin
  16. ءَايَٰتِ(the) Signsāyāti
  17. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  18. لَعَلَّهُمۡso that they maylaʿallahum
  19. يَذَّكَّرُونَrememberyadhakkarūna

Tafsir

O children of Adam, Allah made for you clothing, necessary for covering your nakedness, and clothing for you to adorn yourselves with, and the clothing of Mindfulness, which is through following what Allah instructs and staying away from what He has not allowed, which is better than the physical types of clothing. What is mentioned here about clothing is from among the signs of Allah, showing His power over everything, so that perhaps people will remember His blessings to them and be thankful for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran