Quran 36:22 — Yaseen, verse 22
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Why should I not worship the One who created me? It is to Him that you will be returned.
وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَعْبُدُ الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
wamā liya lā aʿbudu alladhī faṭaranī wa-ilayhi tur'jaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And why should I not serve Him who originated me, and unto whom you shall be returned?
- Muhammad Asad
- “[As for me,] why should I not worship Him who has brought me into being, and to whom you all will be brought back?
- Sahih International
- And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And what | — |
| 2 | لِىَliya | (is) for me | — |
| 3 | لَآlā | (that) not | — |
| 4 | أَعْبُدُaʿbudu | I worship | عبد |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | the One Who | — |
| 6 | فَطَرَنِىfaṭaranī | created me | فطر |
| 7 | وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhi | and to Whom | — |
| 8 | تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūna | you will be returned | رجع |