You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah . If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.
Tafseer
{ كنتم } يا أمة محمد في علم الله تعالى { خير أمة أخرجت } أظهرت { للناس تأمرون بالمعروف وتنهون عن المنكر وتؤمنون بالله ولو آمن أهل الكتاب لكان } الإيمان { خيرا لهم منهم المؤمنون } كعبد الله بن سلام رضي الله عنه وأصحابه { وأكثرهم الفاسقون } الكافرون .
You O nation of Muhammad in the science of God Almighty best nation on earth shown the people Propagation of Virtue and forbidding what is evil and believe in God even secure the people of the book was Faith better for them were believers slave of Allah ibn Salaam may Allah be pleased with him and his companions and most reprobates unbelievers.
