Surah At-Tawbah 9:90–99

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Surah 9 · Ruku 12 of 16 · ayahs 90–99 · Juz 10–11 · pages 201–202 · Madani

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At-Tawbah 9:90

وَجَآءَ ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿90﴾

And those with excuses among the bedouins came to be permitted [to remain], and they who had lied to Allah and His Messenger sat [at home]. There will strike those who disbelieved among them a painful punishment.

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1And cameوَجَاءَwaja'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءَCame
2The ones who make excusesالْمُعَذِّرُونَl-mu'adhirunaIالthe+مُعَذِّرُونَOnes who make excuses
3OfمِنَminaH
4The bedouinsالْأَعْرَابِl-a'rabiIالthe+أَعْرَابِBedouins
5That permission be grantedلِيُؤْذَنَliyu'dhanaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُؤْذَنَThat permission be granted
6To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
7And satوَقَعَدَwaqa'adaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَعَدَSat
8Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
9LiedكَذَبُواkadhabuF
10To Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
11And his MessengerوَرَسُولَهُwarasulahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولَHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it
12Will strikeسَيُصِيبُsayusibuCBFFUT+Vسَwill+يُصِيبُStrike
13Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
14DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
15Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their
16A punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
17PainfulأَلِيمٌalimunI

At-Tawbah 9:91

لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْمَرْضَىٰ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ إِذَا نَصَحُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚ مَا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ مِن سَبِيلٍ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿91﴾

There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort when they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There is not upon the doers of good any cause [for blame]. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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1NotلَيْسَlaysaF
2Onعَلَى'alaH
3The weakالضُّعَفَاءِl-du'afa'iIالthe+ضُعَفَاءِWeak
4And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
5Onعَلَى'alaH
6The sickالْمَرْضَىl-mardaIالthe+مَرْضَىSick
7And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
8Onعَلَى'alaH
9Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
10NotلَاlaH
11They findيَجِدُونَyajidunaF
12WhatمَاmaI
13They can spendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF
14Any blameحَرَجٌharajunI
15IfإِذَاidhaI
16They are sincereنَصَحُواnasahuF
17To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
18And his MessengerوَرَسُولِهِwarasulihiCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولِHis Messenger+هِhim / his / it
19NotمَاmaH
20Is onعَلَى'alaH
21The good doersالْمُحْسِنِينَl-muhsininaIالthe+مُحْسِنِينَGood doers
22AnyمِنْminH
23Way for blameسَبِيلٍsabilinI
24And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
25Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI
26Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

At-Tawbah 9:92

وَلَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا مَآ أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَآ أَجِدُ مَآ أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ تَوَلَّوا۟ وَّأَعْيُنُهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ ٱلدَّمْعِ حَزَنًا أَلَّا يَجِدُوا۟ مَا يُنفِقُونَ ﴿92﴾

Nor [is there blame] upon those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, "I can find nothing for you to ride upon." They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allah].

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1And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
2Onعَلَى'alaH
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4WhenإِذَاidhaI
5WhenمَاmaH
6They came to youأَتَوْكَatawkaCBFV+PRONATTأَتَوْThey came to+كَyou / your
7That you provide them with mountsلِتَحْمِلَهُمْlitahmilahumCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+تَحْمِلَThat you provide them with mounts+هُمْthem / their
8You saidقُلْتَqultaF
9NotلَاlaH
10I findأَجِدُajiduF
11WhatمَاmaI
12To mount youأَحْمِلُكُمْahmilukumCBFV+PRONATTأَحْمِلُTo mount+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13On [it]عَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn [it]+هِhim / his / it
14They turned backتَوَلَّوْاtawallawF
15With their eyesوَأَعْيُنُهُمْwa-a'yunuhumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَعْيُنُWith their eyes+هُمْthem / their
16FlowingتَفِيضُtafiduF
17[of]مِنَminaH
18With the tearsالدَّمْعِl-dam'iIالthe+دَمْعِWith the tears
19Of sorrowحَزَنًاhazananI
20That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
21They findيَجِدُواyajiduF
22WhatمَاmaI
23They could spendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF

At-Tawbah 9:93

إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ رَضُوا۟ بِأَن يَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿93﴾

The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allah has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

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1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
2The way blameالسَّبِيلُl-sabiluIالthe+سَبِيلُWay blame
3Is onعَلَى'alaH
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5Ask your permissionيَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَyasta'dhinunakaCBFV+PRONATTيَسْتَأْذِنُونَAsk your permission+كَyou / your
6While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
7Are richأَغْنِيَاءُaghniya'uI
8They are satisfiedرَضُواraduF
9Toبِأَنْbi-anCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+أَنْTo
10BeيَكُونُواyakunuF
11Withمَعَma'aI
12Those who stay behindالْخَوَالِفِl-khawalifiIالthe+خَوَالِفِThose who stay behind
13And Allah sealedوَطَبَعَwataba'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+طَبَعَAllah sealed
14And Allah sealedاللَّهُl-lahuI
15[on]عَلَى'alaH
16Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their
17So theyفَهُمْfahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJفَso / then+هُمْThey
18Do notلَاlaH
19Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

At-Tawbah 9:94

يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُل لَّا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ وَسَيَرَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿94﴾

They will make excuses to you when you have returned to them. Say, "Make no excuse - never will we believe you. Allah has already informed us of your news. And Allah will observe your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger; then you will be taken back to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."

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1They will make excusesيَعْتَذِرُونَya'tadhirunaF
2To youإِلَيْكُمْilaykumCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3WhenإِذَاidhaI
4You have returnedرَجَعْتُمْraja'tumF
5To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
6SayقُلْqulF
7Do notلَاlaH
8Make excuseتَعْتَذِرُواta'tadhiruF
9NeverلَنْlanH
10We will believeنُؤْمِنَnu'minaF
11YouلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12VerilyقَدْqadH
13Allah has informed usنَبَّأَنَاnabba'anaCBFV+PRONATTنَبَّأَAllah has informed+نَاus / our
14Allah has informed usاللَّهُl-lahuI
15OfمِنْminH
16Your newsأَخْبَارِكُمْakhbarikumCBIN+PRONATTأَخْبَارِYour news+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
17And Allah will seeوَسَيَرَىwasayaraCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَرَىAllah will see
18And Allah will seeاللَّهُl-lahuI
19Your deedsعَمَلَكُمْ'amalakumCBIN+PRONATTعَمَلَYour deeds+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
20And his MessengerوَرَسُولُهُwarasuluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it
21ThenثُمَّthummaH
22You will be brought backتُرَدُّونَturaddunaF
23ToإِلَىilaH
24The knowerعَالِمِ'alimiI
25Of the unseenالْغَيْبِl-ghaybiIالthe+غَيْبِOf the unseen
26And the seenوَالشَّهَادَةِwal-shahadatiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+شَهَادَةِSeen
27Then he will inform youفَيُنَبِّئُكُمْfayunabbi'ukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يُنَبِّئُHe will inform+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
28Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what
29You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
30Doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF

At-Tawbah 9:95

سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ ۖ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿95﴾

They will swear by Allah to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone. So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.

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1They will swearسَيَحْلِفُونَsayahlifunaCBFFUT+Vسَwill+يَحْلِفُونَThey will swear
2By Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
3To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4WhenإِذَاidhaI
5You returnedانْقَلَبْتُمْinqalabtumF
6To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
7That you may turn awayلِتُعْرِضُواlitu'riduCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تُعْرِضُواThat you may turn away
8From themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
9So turn awayفَأَعْرِضُواfa-a'riduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَعْرِضُواTurn away
10From themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
11Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
12Are impureرِجْسٌrijsunI
13And their abodeوَمَأْوَاهُمْwama'wahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+مَأْوَاTheir abode+هُمْthem / their
14Is HellجَهَنَّمُjahannamuI
15A recompenseجَزَاءًjaza'anI
16For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what
17They used toكَانُواkanuF
18EarnيَكْسِبُونَyaksibunaF

At-Tawbah 9:96

يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿96﴾

They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them. But if you should be satisfied with them - indeed, Allah is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

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1They swearيَحْلِفُونَyahlifunaF
2To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3That you may be pleasedلِتَرْضَوْاlitardawCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَرْضَوْاThat you may be pleased
4With themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْWith+هُمْthem / their
5But ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْBut if
6You are pleasedتَرْضَوْاtardawF
7With themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْWith+هُمْthem / their
8Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed
9Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
10Is not pleasedلَاlaH
11Is not pleasedيَرْضَىyardaF
12Withعَنِ'aniH
13The peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِPeople
14Who are defiantly disobedientالْفَاسِقِينَl-fasiqinaIالthe+فَاسِقِينَWho are defiantly disobedient

At-Tawbah 9:97

ٱلْأَعْرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفْرًا وَنِفَاقًا وَأَجْدَرُ أَلَّا يَعْلَمُوا۟ حُدُودَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿97﴾

The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits of what [laws] Allah has revealed to His Messenger. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

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1The bedouinsالْأَعْرَابُal-a'rabuIالthe+أَعْرَابُBedouins
2Are strongerأَشَدُّashadduI
3In disbeliefكُفْرًاkufranI
4And hypocrisyوَنِفَاقًاwanifaqanCBICONJ+Nوَand+نِفَاقًاHypocrisy
5And more likelyوَأَجْدَرُwa-ajdaruCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَجْدَرُMore likely
6That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
7They knowيَعْلَمُواya'lamuF
8The limitsحُدُودَhududaI
9Of whatمَاmaI
10Allah has revealedأَنْزَلَanzalaF
11Allah has revealedاللَّهُl-lahuI
12Toعَلَى'alaH
13His MessengerرَسُولِهِrasulihiCBIN+PRONATTرَسُولِHis Messenger+هِhim / his / it
14And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
15Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI
16All wiseحَكِيمٌhakimunI

At-Tawbah 9:98

وَمِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ مَغْرَمًا وَيَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمُ ٱلدَّوَآئِرَ ۚ عَلَيْهِمْ دَآئِرَةُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿98﴾

And among the bedouins are some who consider what they spend as a loss and await for you turns of misfortune. Upon them will be a misfortune of evil. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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1And amongوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَAmong
2The bedouinsالْأَعْرَابِl-a'rabiIالthe+أَعْرَابِBedouins
3Is he whoمَنْmanI
4TakesيَتَّخِذُyattakhidhuF
5WhatمَاmaI
6He spendsيُنْفِقُyunfiquF
7As a lossمَغْرَمًاmaghramanI
8And he awaitsوَيَتَرَبَّصُwayatarabbasuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَتَرَبَّصُHe awaits
9For youبِكُمُbikumuCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
10The turns of misfortuneالدَّوَائِرَl-dawa'iraIالthe+دَوَائِرَTurns of misfortune
11Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their
12Will be the turnدَائِرَةُda'iratuI
13Of the evilالسَّوْءِl-saw'iIالthe+سَوْءِOf the evil
14And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
15Is all hearerسَمِيعٌsami'unI
16All knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI

At-Tawbah 9:99

وَمِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَٰتٍ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَصَلَوَٰتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهَا قُرْبَةٌ لَّهُمْ ۚ سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿99﴾

But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allah and of [obtaining] invocations of the Messenger. Unquestionably, it is a means of nearness for them. Allah will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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1But amongوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَBut among
2The bedouinsالْأَعْرَابِl-a'rabiIالthe+أَعْرَابِBedouins
3Is he whoمَنْmanI
4Believesيُؤْمِنُyu'minuF
5In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
6And the dayوَالْيَوْمِwal-yawmiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمِDay
7The lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِLast
8And takesوَيَتَّخِذُwayattakhidhuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَتَّخِذُTakes
9WhatمَاmaI
10He spendsيُنْفِقُyunfiquF
11As means of nearnessقُرُبَاتٍqurubatinI
12Withعِنْدَ'indaI
13Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
14And blessingsوَصَلَوَاتِwasalawatiCBICONJ+Nوَand+صَلَوَاتِBlessings
15Of the Messengerالرَّسُولِl-rasuliIالthe+رَسُولِOf the Messenger
16BeholdأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot
17Indeed itإِنَّهَاinnahaCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هَاher / it / its
18Is a means of nearnessقُرْبَةٌqurbatunI
19For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
20Allah will admit themسَيُدْخِلُهُمُsayudkhiluhumuCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+يُدْخِلُAllah will admit+هُمُthem / their
21Allah will admit themاللَّهُl-lahuI
22ToفِيfiH
23His mercyرَحْمَتِهِrahmatihiCBIN+PRONATTرَحْمَتِHis mercy+هِhim / his / it
24IndeedإِنَّinnaH
25Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
26Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI
27Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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