Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:138

2:138

صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَـٰبِدُونَ

ṣib'ghata l-lahi waman aḥsanu mina l-lahi ṣib'ghatan wanaḥnu lahu ʿābidūna

[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allāh. And who is better than Allāh in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."

— Saheeh International

‘[Our life] takes its colour from God, and who gives a better colour than God? It is Him we worship.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

[Our Sibghah (religion) is] the Sibghah (Religion) of Allâh (Islâm) and which Sibghah (religion) can be better than Allâh’s? And we are His worshippers. [Tafsir Ibn Kathîr]

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

صِبْغَةَṣib'ghata(The) color (religion)
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahi(of) Allah
وَمَنْwamanAnd who
أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) better
مِنَminathan
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
صِبْغَةًۭۖṣib'ghatanat coloring
وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd we
لَهُۥlahuto Him
عَـٰبِدُونَʿābidūna(are) worshippers