Quran 37:169 — As-Saaffaat, verse 169
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
we would be true servants of God,’
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
lakunnā ʿibāda l-lahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then were we God's sincere servants.'
- Muhammad Asad
- we would certainly be true servants of God.”
- Sahih International
- We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَكُنَّاlakunnā | Certainly, we (would) have been | كون |
| 2 | عِبَادَʿibāda | slaves | عبد |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 4 | ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukh'laṣīna | the chosen | خلص |