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ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿١٢٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"

Word-by-word meaning

ٱللَّهَal-lahaAllah
رَبَّكُمْrabbakumyour Lord
وَرَبَّwarabbaand (the) Lord
ءَابَآئِكُمُābāikumu(of) your forefathers
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) your forefathers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (When he said to his people: "Will you not have Taqwa") means, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَـلِقِينَ (Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators,) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that the word Ba`l means lord. `Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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