Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 140
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَـٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
He said, "Is it other than Allāh I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"
Al-A'raf · 7:140
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- أَغَيْرَaghayraShould other than
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- أَبْغِيكُمْabghīkumI seek for you
- إِلَـٰهًۭاilāhana god
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile He
- فَضَّلَكُمْfaḍḍalakumhas preferred you
- عَلَىʿalāover
- ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
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