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يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

He sends down the angels, with the inspiration of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."

Word-by-word meaning

يُنَزِّلُyunazziluHe sends down
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikatathe Angels
بِٱلرُّوحِbil-rūḥiwith the inspiration
مِنْminof
أَمْرِهِۦamrihiHis Command
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
مِنْminof
عِبَادِهِۦٓʿibādihiHis slaves
أَنْanthat
أَنذِرُوٓا۟andhirūWarn
أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنَا۠anāMe
فَٱتَّقُونِfa-ittaqūniso fear Me

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah sends Whomever He wills with the Message of Tawhidيُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ(He sends down the angels with the Ruh) refers to the revelation. This is like the Ayat: وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحاً مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا الْكِتَـبُ وَلاَ الإِيمَـنُ وَلَـكِن جَعَلْنَـهُ نُوراً نَّهْدِى بِهِ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا(And thus We have sent to you a Ruh (revelation) by Our command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is the faith.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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