Quran 37:128

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 128

Verse 128 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Except the chosen servants of Allāh.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அல்லாஹ்வுடைய தூய அடியார்களைத் தவிர. (இவர்களுக்கு நற்கூலியுண்டு.)
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එහෙත් අල්ලාහ්ගේ අවංක ගැත්තන් හැර.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: سوائے اللہ تعالی کے مخلص بندوں کے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: （かれらの中）敬虔な，アッラーのしもべは別である。
ChineseMa Jian: 惟真主的纯洁的众仆则不然。

Tafsir of 37:128

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (When he said to his people: "Will you not have Taqwa") means, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him' أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَلِقِينَ (Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators,) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that the word Ba`l means lord. `Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen." According to another report from Qatadah, it is the language of Azd Shanu'ah. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam narrated from his father that it is the name of an idol which was worshipped by the people of a city called Ba`labak (Baalbek) which is to the west of Damascus.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)