Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سُبْحَـٰنَsub'ḥānaGlory
رَبِّكَrabbika(be to) your Lord
رَبِّrabbi(the) Lord
ٱلْعِزَّةِl-ʿizati(of) Honor
عَمَّاʿammāabove what
يَصِفُونَyaṣifūnathey attribute
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(Ayah 180 to 182) {سُبْحٰنَرَبِّكَرَبِّالْعِزَّةِعَمَّايَصِفُوْنَ … :} Since in this surah the disbelievers’ evil statements about Allah, such as attributing offspring or partners to Him, are mentioned, therefore at the end, Allah’s purity from all such things is declared. Thus, this is a refutation of their polytheistic beliefs and statements, and after mentioning the conditions of the prophets and their peoples, it is the summary of the entire surah that whatever things these people have fabricated about Allah’s essence and attributes, which imply any defect or shortcoming in Allah’s essence or attributes, Allah is pure from all such defects and shortcomings, because He is the owner of all honor, and peace be upon the messengers that they continued to present the oneness of Allah to their respective peoples despite enduring hardships. And every matter ends upon this that whatever excellence and whatever praise there is, it belongs to Allah, because He alone is the Lord of all the worlds. If anyone else has any excellence, it is also His, because it is granted by Him.
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180. 1. This contains the declaration of Allah's purity from defects and shortcomings that the polytheists attribute to Allah, such as saying He has offspring or that He has a partner. These deficiencies exist within the servants, and only they are in need of offspring or partners. Allah is far above and pure from all these things, because He is not in need of anyone that He would require offspring or a partner.
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180. Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is exalted above what they describe [98].
[98] This is the conclusion of this Surah. After the reasoned refutation of the polytheists’ beliefs, the result presented is that all the things these people have fabricated about the essence and attributes of Allah, which imply any defects or shortcomings in Allah’s being and attributes, Allah is free from all such defects and shortcomings. Peace be upon the Messengers, for they continued to present the pure message of monotheism to their respective peoples, enduring hardships. They not only taught the purity of Allah from all defects but also taught that all good attributes, excellences, and praise are deserved only by Allah, for He alone is the Lord of all the worlds.