Surah Yusuf · Ayah 38

Meaning of Surah Yusuf, Ayah 38

WattabaAAtu millata aba-eeibraheema wa-ishaqa wayaAAqooba ma kanalana an nushrika billahi min shay-in thalikamin fadli Allahi AAalayna waAAala annasiwalakinna akthara annasi layashkuroon

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1. وَٱتَّبَعْتُwa-ittabaʿtuAnd I follow
2. مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
3. ءَابَآءِىٓābāī(of) my forefathers
4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
5. وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
6. وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
7. مَاmāNot
8. كَانَkānawas
9. لَنَآlanāfor us
10. أَنanthat
11. نُّشْرِكَnush'rikawe associate
12. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
13. مِنminany
14. شَىْءٍۢ ۚshayinthing
15. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
16. مِنmin(is) from
17. فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Grace
18. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
19. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
20. وَعَلَىwaʿalāand upon
21. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
22. وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
23. أَكْثَرَaktharamost
24. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the men
25. لَاlā(are) not
26. يَشْكُرُونَyashkurūnagrateful