Surah At-Tawbah 9:111–118

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Surah 9 · Ruku 14 of 16 · ayahs 111–118 · Juz 11 · pages 204–206 · Madani

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At-Tawbah 9:111

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِى ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِۦ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟ بِبَيْعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِى بَايَعْتُم بِهِۦ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿111﴾

Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Has purchasedاشْتَرَىishtaraF
4FromمِنَminaH
5The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers
6Their livesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَTheir lives+هُمْthem / their
7And their wealthوَأَمْوَالَهُمْwa-amwalahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
8Becauseبِأَنَّbi-annaCBHP+ACCبِwith / in+أَنَّBecause
9For themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
10Is Paradiseالْجَنَّةَl-janataIالthe+جَنَّةَIs Paradise
11They fightيُقَاتِلُونَyuqatilunaF
12InفِيfiH
13The wayسَبِيلِsabiliI
14Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
15They slayفَيَقْتُلُونَfayaqtulunaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَقْتُلُونَThey slay
16And they are slainوَيُقْتَلُونَwayuqtalunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُقْتَلُونَThey are slain
17A promiseوَعْدًاwa'danI
18Upon himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it
19TrueحَقًّاhaqqanI
20InفِيfiH
21The Torahالتَّوْرَاةِl-tawratiIالthe+تَوْرَاةِTorah
22And the injeelوَالْإِنْجِيلِwal-injiliCBICONJ+PNوَand+الthe+إِنْجِيلِInjeel
23And the Quranوَالْقُرْآنِwal-qur'aniCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+قُرْآنِQuran
24And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
25Is more faithfulأَوْفَىawfaI
26To his promiseبِعَهْدِهِbi'ahdihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+عَهْدِTo his promise+هِhim / his / it
27ThanمِنَminaH
28Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
29So rejoiceفَاسْتَبْشِرُواfa-istabshiruCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَبْشِرُواRejoice
30In your transactionبِبَيْعِكُمُbibay'ikumuCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+بَيْعِYour transaction+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
31WhichالَّذِيalladhiI
32You have contractedبَايَعْتُمْbaya'tumF
33[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
34And thatوَذَلِكَwadhalikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+ذَلِكَThat
35ItهُوَhuwaI
36Is the successالْفَوْزُl-fawzuIالthe+فَوْزُIs the success
37The greatالْعَظِيمُl-'azimuIالthe+عَظِيمُGreat

At-Tawbah 9:112

ٱلتَّٰٓئِبُونَ ٱلْعَٰبِدُونَ ٱلْحَٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّٰٓئِحُونَ ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ ٱلسَّٰجِدُونَ ٱلْءَامِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْحَٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿112﴾

[Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allah], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allah. And give good tidings to the believers.

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1Those who turn inالتَّائِبُونَal-ta'ibunaIالthe+تَائِبُونَThose who turn in
2Those who worshipالْعَابِدُونَl-'abidunaIالthe+عَابِدُونَThose who worship
3Those who praiseالْحَامِدُونَl-hamidunaIالthe+حَامِدُونَThose who praise
4Those who go outالسَّائِحُونَl-sa'ihunaIالthe+سَائِحُونَThose who go out
5Those who bow downالرَّاكِعُونَl-raki'unaIالthe+رَاكِعُونَThose who bow down
6Those who prostrateالسَّاجِدُونَl-sajidunaIالthe+سَاجِدُونَThose who prostrate
7Those who enjoinالْآمِرُونَl-amirunaIالthe+آمِرُونَThose who enjoin
8The rightبِالْمَعْرُوفِbil-ma'rufiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَعْرُوفِRight
9And those who forbidوَالنَّاهُونَwal-nahunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+نَاهُونَThose who forbid
10[on]عَنِ'aniH
11The wrongالْمُنْكَرِl-munkariIالthe+مُنْكَرِWrong
12And those who observeوَالْحَافِظُونَwal-hafizunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+حَافِظُونَThose who observe
13The limitsلِحُدُودِlihududiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+حُدُودِThe limits
14Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
15And give glad tidingsوَبَشِّرِwabashiriCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَشِّرْGive glad tidings
16To the believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَTo the believers

At-Tawbah 9:113

مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى قُرْبَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿113﴾

It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.

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1NotمَاmaH
2It isكَانَkanaF
3For the ProphetلِلنَّبِيِّlilnnabiyyiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَبِيِّProphet
4And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
5BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
6ThatأَنْanH
7They ask forgivenessيَسْتَغْفِرُواyastaghfiruF
8For the polytheistsلِلْمُشْرِكِينَlilmushrikinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُشْرِكِينَPolytheists
9Even thoughوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْEven though
10They beكَانُواkanuF
11Near of kinأُولِيuliI
12Near of kinقُرْبَىqurbaI
13AfterمِنْminH
14Afterبَعْدِba'diI
15[what]مَاmaH
16Has become clearتَبَيَّنَtabayyanaF
17To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
18That theyأَنَّهُمْannahumCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
19Are the companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI
20Of the hellfireالْجَحِيمِl-jahimiIالthe+جَحِيمِOf the hellfire

At-Tawbah 9:114

وَمَا كَانَ ٱسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥٓ أَنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَأَوَّٰهٌ حَلِيمٌ ﴿114﴾

And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to Abraham that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2WasكَانَkanaF
3The asking of forgivenessاسْتِغْفَارُistighfaruI
4By abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
5For his fatherلِأَبِيهِli-abihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+أَبِيHis father+هِhim / his / it
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7Becauseعَنْ'anH
8Of a promiseمَوْعِدَةٍmaw'idatinI
9He had promised itوَعَدَهَاwa'adahaCBFV+PRONATTوَعَدَHe had promised+هَاher / it / its
10To himإِيَّاهُiyyahuI
11But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
12It became clearتَبَيَّنَtabayyanaF
13To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
14That heأَنَّهُannahuCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat he+هُhim / his / it
15Was an enemyعَدُوٌّ'aduwwunI
16To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
17He disassociatedتَبَرَّأَtabarra'aF
18FromمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it
19IndeedإِنَّinnaH
20AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
21Was compassionateلَأَوَّاهٌla-awwahunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+أَوَّاهٌWas compassionate
22ForbearingحَلِيمٌhalimunI

At-Tawbah 9:115

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوْمًۢا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم مَّا يَتَّقُونَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿115﴾

And Allah would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2IsكَانَkanaF
3For Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
4That he lets go astrayلِيُضِلَّliyudillaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُضِلَّThat he lets go astray
5A peopleقَوْمًاqawmanI
6Afterبَعْدَba'daI
7[when]إِذْidhI
8He has guided themهَدَاهُمْhadahumCBFV+PRONATTهَدَاHe has guided+هُمْthem / their
9UntilحَتَّىhattaH
10He makes clearيُبَيِّنَyubayyinaF
11To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
12WhatمَاmaI
13They should fearيَتَّقُونَyattaqunaF
14IndeedإِنَّinnaH
15Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
16Of everyبِكُلِّbikulliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOf every
17Thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
18Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI

At-Tawbah 9:116

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۚ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ﴿116﴾

Indeed, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3To him belongsلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
4The dominionمُلْكُmulkuI
5Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens
6And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
7He gives lifeيُحْيِيyuhyiF
8And he causes deathوَيُمِيتُwayumituCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُمِيتُHe causes death
9And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
10For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11Besides AllahمِنْminH
12Besides AllahدُونِduniI
13Besides Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
14AnyمِنْminH
15ProtectorوَلِيٍّwaliyyinI
16And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
17Any helperنَصِيرٍnasirinI

At-Tawbah 9:117

لَّقَد تَّابَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلْمُهَٰجِرِينَ وَٱلْأَنصَارِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ فِى سَاعَةِ ٱلْعُسْرَةِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا كَادَ يَزِيغُ قُلُوبُ فَرِيقٍ مِّنْهُمْ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِهِمْ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿117﴾

Allah has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajireen and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined [to doubt], and then He forgave them. Indeed, He was to them Kind and Merciful.

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1VerilyلَقَدْlaqadH
2Allah turned in mercyتَابَtabaF
3Allah turned in mercyاللَّهُl-lahuI
4Toعَلَى'alaH
5The Prophetالنَّبِيِّl-nabiyiIالthe+نَبِيِّProphet
6And the emigrantsوَالْمُهَاجِرِينَwal-muhajirinaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مُهَاجِرِينَEmigrants
7And the helpersوَالْأَنْصَارِwal-ansariCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَنْصَارِHelpers
8[those] whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
9Followed himاتَّبَعُوهُittaba'uhuCBFV+PRONATTاتَّبَعُوFollowed+هُhim / his / it
10InفِيfiH
11The hourسَاعَةِsa'atiI
12Of difficultyالْعُسْرَةِl-'usratiIالthe+عُسْرَةِOf difficulty
13AfterمِنْminH
14Afterبَعْدِba'diI
15[what]مَاmaH
16Had nearlyكَادَkadaF
17DeviatedيَزِيغُyazighuF
18The heartsقُلُوبُqulubuI
19Of a partyفَرِيقٍfariqinI
20Of themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their
21ThenثُمَّthummaH
22He turned in mercyتَابَtabaF
23To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
24Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
25To themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
26Is most kindرَءُوفٌra'ufunI
27Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI

At-Tawbah 9:118

وَعَلَى ٱلثَّلَٰثَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَن لَّا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّآ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَتُوبُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿118﴾

And [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

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1And onوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىOn
2The threeالثَّلَاثَةِl-thalathatiIالthe+ثَلَاثَةِThree
3Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4Were left behindخُلِّفُواkhullifuF
5UntilحَتَّىhattaH
6WhenإِذَاidhaI
7Was straitenedضَاقَتْdaqatF
8For themعَلَيْهِمُ'alayhimuCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِمُthem / their
9The earthالْأَرْضُl-arduIالthe+أَرْضُEarth
10ThoughبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاThough
11It was vastرَحُبَتْrahubatF
12And was straitenedوَضَاقَتْwadaqatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ضَاقَتْWas straitened
13For themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِمْthem / their
14Their own soulsأَنْفُسُهُمْanfusuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسُTheir own souls+هُمْthem / their
15And they were certainوَظَنُّواwazannuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ظَنُّواThey were certain
16ThatأَنْanH
17There is noلَاlaH
18Refugeمَلْجَأَmalja'aI
19FromمِنَminaH
20Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
21ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
22To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
23ThenثُمَّthummaH
24He turned in mercyتَابَtabaF
25To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
26That they may repentلِيَتُوبُواliyatubuCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَتُوبُواThat they may repent
27IndeedإِنَّinnaH
28Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
29HeهُوَhuwaI
30Is the acceptor of repentanceالتَّوَّابُl-tawabuIالthe+تَوَّابُIs the acceptor of repentance
31The most Mercifulالرَّحِيمُl-rahimuIالthe+رَحِيمُMost Merciful

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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