إِنَّا هَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرٗا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ٣
Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
- هَدَيۡنَٰهُguided himhadaynāhu
- ٱلسَّبِيلَ(to) the wayl-sabīla
- إِمَّاwhetherimmā
- شَاكِرٗا(he) be gratefulshākiran
- وَإِمَّاand whetherwa-immā
- كَفُورًا(he) be ungratefulkafūran
Tafsir
I showed him, through the tongues of My messengers, the path of guidance and by that the path of misguidance became clear to him. Thereafter he is either guided to the straight path and becomes a believing servant that is thankful to Allah, or he is misled from it and becomes a disbelieving servant who rejects Allah’s signs.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran