لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."
lakunnā ʿibāda l-lahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Tap words to select them. Long-press for a range.
As-Saffat · verse 169 of 182
Surah As-Saffat, verse 169
Word by word
4 words1لَكُنَّاlakunnāCertainly, we (would) have been
2عِبَادَʿibādaslaves
3ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
4ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen
About this verse
In context
Read the whole surahوَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ
And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,
لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."
فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.
وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,