Quran 6:78

Surah Al-An'aam, Verse 78

Juz 7 · Page 137 · Ruku 110 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّى هَٰذَآ أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

Word by word

فَلَمَّا falammā When رَءَا raā he saw ٱلشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun بَازِغَةًۭ bāzighatan rising قَالَ qāla he said هَـٰذَا hādhā This (is) رَبِّى rabbī my Lord هَـٰذَآ hādhā this (is) أَكْبَرُ ۖ akbaru greater فَلَمَّآ falammā But when أَفَلَتْ afalat it set قَالَ qāla he said يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people إِنِّى innī Indeed, I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ barīon free مِّمَّا mimmā of what تُشْرِكُونَ tush'rikūna you associate (with Allah)

Transliteration

Falamma raa ashshamsabazighatan qala hatha rabbee hathaakbaru falamma afalat qala ya qawmi inneebaree-on mimma tushrikoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it set he exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him).

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

"فلما رأى الشمس بازغة قال هذا ربي" أي هذا المنير الطالع ربي "هذا أكبر" أي جرما من النجم ومن القمر وأكثر إضاءة "فلما أفلت" أي غابت "قال يا قوم إنى بريء مما تشركون".