Quran 51:56 — Adh-Dhaariyat, verse 56
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I created jinn and mankind only to worship Me:
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
wamā khalaqtu l-jina wal-insa illā liyaʿbudūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- I have not created jinn and mankind except to serve Me.
- Muhammad Asad
- And [tell them that] I have not created the invisible beings and men to any end other than that they may [know and] worship Me.
- Sahih International
- And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | خَلَقْتُkhalaqtu | I have created | خلق |
| 3 | ٱلْجِنَّl-jina | the jinn | جنن |
| 4 | وَٱلْإِنسَwal-insa | and the mankind | أنس |
| 5 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 6 | لِيَعْبُدُونِliyaʿbudūni | that they worship Me | عبد |