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قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ﴿٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"

Word-by-word meaning

قُلِquliSay
ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamduAll praise (be)
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
وَسَلَـٰمٌwasalāmunand peace (be)
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
عِبَادِهِʿibādihiHis slaves
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whom
ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗiṣ'ṭafāHe has chosen
ءَآللَّهُāllahuIs Allah
خَيْرٌkhayrunbetter
أَمَّاammāor what
يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnathey associate (with Him)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to praise Allah and send Blessings on His MessengersAllah commands His Messenger to say:الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ(Praise and thanks be to Allah,) meaning, for His innumerable blessings upon His servants and for His exalted Attributes and most beautiful Names. And He commands him to send peace upon the servants of Allah whom He chose and selected, i.e., His noble Messengers and Prophets, may the best of peace and blessings from Allah be upon them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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