Quran 43:59
Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 59
Juz 25 · Page 493 · Ruku 429 · Meccan
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Word by word
إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa he إِلَّا illā (was) except عَبْدٌ ʿabdun a slave أَنْعَمْنَا anʿamnā We bestowed Our favor عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on him وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ wajaʿalnāhu and We made him مَثَلًۭا mathalan an example لِّبَنِىٓ libanī for (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ is'rāīla for (the) Children of Israel
Transliteration
In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamnaAAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee isra-eel
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
وقوله : ( إن هو إلا عبد أنعمنا عليه ) يعني : عيسى ، عليه السلام ، ما هو إلا عبد [ من عباد الله ] أنعم الله عليه بالنبوة والرسالة ، ( وجعلناه مثلا لبني إسرائيل ) أي : دلالة وحجة وبرهانا على قدرتنا على ما نشاء .