Tafseer of Mary · Maryam · 19:93
There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
"إِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدًا" ("There is none in the heavens and the earth but he shall come to the Most Merciful as a slave") — that is to say: all who are in the heavens — the angels — and on the earth — humankind and the jinn — إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدًا — that is to say: they shall all come on the Day of Resurrection to their Lord as a slave (ʿabdan) of His, humble and submissive, acknowledging their state of slavery to Him, without any bond of kinship between them and Him.
His word: آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ ("who comes to the Most Merciful") is an ism fāʿil (active participle) derived from: "I came to him (ataytuhu), and I come to him (fa-anā ātihi)."
