37:169
لَكُنَّاعِبَادَٱللَّهِٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ١٦٩
lakunnā ʿibāda l-lahi l-mukh'laṣīna
We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."(169)
Surah As-Saffat, Ayah 169 (37:169)
ٱلصَّافَّات
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Quran 37:169 is ayah 169 of Surah As-Saffat (“Those who set the Ranks”), a Meccan surah of 182 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 452 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 23
- Hizb 46
- Page 452
- Ruku 5
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- لَكُنَّاlakunnāCertainly, we (would) have been
- عِبَادَʿibādaslaves
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen
Tafsir (commentary) of 37:169
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This commentary explains ayahs 37:161–170 together.