Quran 27:59 — An-Naml, verse 59
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘Praise be to God and peace on the servants He has chosen. Who is better: God, or those they set up as partners with Him?
قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَىٰ ۗ آللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
quli l-ḥamdu lillahi wasalāmun ʿalā ʿibādihi alladhīna iṣ'ṭafā āllahu khayrun ammā yush'rikūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Praise belongs to God, and peace be on His servants whom He has chosen.' What, is God better, or that they associate?
- Muhammad Asad
- SAY: “All praise is due to God, and peace be upon those servants of His whom He chose [to be His message-bearers]!” Is not God far better than anything to which men [falsely] ascribe a share in His divinity?
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "Praise be to Allāh, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allāh better or what they associate with Him?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلِquli | Say | قول |
| 2 | ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamdu | All praise (be) | حمد |
| 3 | لِلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 4 | وَسَلَـٰمٌwasalāmun | and peace (be) | سلم |
| 5 | عَلَىٰʿalā | upon | — |
| 6 | عِبَادِهِʿibādihi | His slaves | عبد |
| 7 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those whom | — |
| 8 | ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗiṣ'ṭafā | He has chosen | صفو |
| 9 | ءَآللَّهُāllahu | Is Allah | أله |
| 10 | خَيْرٌkhayrun | better | خير |
| 11 | أَمَّاammā | or what | — |
| 12 | يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūna | they associate (with Him) | شرك |