Surah An-Nahl 16:50

The Bee · Verse 50 of 128 · Juz 14 · Page 272

يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ ۩

They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

They that is the angels fear yakhāfūna is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the person governing the verb yastakbirūna ‘they are not arrogant’ their Lord from above them min fawqihim is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the suffixed pronoun -hum of fawqihim in other words they fear their Lord being High …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 16:50, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.