يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ ٱنفِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أَرَضِيتُم بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ فَمَا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ﴿38﴾
O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.
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O you who believeيَاأَيُّهَاH O you who believeالَّذِينَI O you who believeآمَنُواF Is the matter with youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) To youلَكُمُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.) You cling heavilyاثَّاقَلْتُمْF The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth Are you pleasedأَرَضِيتُمْCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَضِيتُمْAre you pleased With the lifeبِالْحَيَاةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَيَاةِLife Of the worldالدُّنْيَاIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world The HereafterالْآخِرَةِIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter Of the lifeالْحَيَاةِIالthe+حَيَاةِOf the life Of the worldالدُّنْيَاIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world The HereafterالْآخِرَةِIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا۟ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْـًٔا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿39﴾
If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent.
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If notإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot He will punish youيُعَذِّبْكُمْCBFV+PRONATTيُعَذِّبْHe will punish+كُمْyou / your (pl.) With a painful punishmentعَذَابًاI With a painful punishmentأَلِيمًاI And will replace youوَيَسْتَبْدِلْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَبْدِلْWill replace you Other than youغَيْرَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرَOther than+كُمْyou / your (pl.) You can harm himتَضُرُّوهُCBFV+PRONATTتَضُرُّوYou can harm+هُhim / his / it And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثَانِىَ ٱثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِى ٱلْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَنَا ۖ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُۥ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُۥ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلسُّفْلَىٰ ۗ وَكَلِمَةُ ٱللَّهِ هِىَ ٱلْعُلْيَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿40﴾
If you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
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If notإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot You help himتَنْصُرُوهُCBFV+PRONATTتَنْصُرُوYou help+هُhim / his / it Allah helped himنَصَرَهُCBFV+PRONATTنَصَرَAllah helped+هُhim / his / it Drove him outأَخْرَجَهُCBFV+PRONATTأَخْرَجَDrove him out+هُhim / his / it The caveالْغَارِIالthe+غَارِCave To his companionلِصَاحِبِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+صَاحِبِHis companion+هِhim / his / it Then Allah sent downفَأَنْزَلَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَنْزَلَAllah sent down Then Allah sent downاللَّهُI His tranquilityسَكِينَتَهُCBIN+PRONATTسَكِينَتَHis tranquility+هُhim / his / it And supported himوَأَيَّدَهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَيَّدَSupported+هُhim / his / it With forcesبِجُنُودٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+جُنُودٍForces Which you did not seeلَمْH Which you did not seeتَرَوْهَاCBFV+PRONATTتَرَوْWhich you did not see+هَاher / it / its And madeوَجَعَلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade The lowestالسُّفْلَىIالthe+سُفْلَىLowest While the wordوَكَلِمَةُCBICONJ+Nوَand+كَلِمَةُWhile the word The highestالْعُلْيَاIالthe+عُلْيَاHighest And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah ٱنفِرُوا۟ خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.
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Or heavyوَثِقَالًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+ثِقَالًاOr heavy And striveوَجَاهِدُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاهِدُواStrive With your wealthبِأَمْوَالِكُمْCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَمْوَالِYour wealth+كُمْyou / your (pl.) And your livesوَأَنْفُسِكُمْCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَنْفُسِYour lives+كُمْyou / your (pl.) For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُ ۚ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿42﴾
Had it been an easy gain and a moderate trip, the hypocrites would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allah, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allah knows that indeed they are liars.
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And a journeyوَسَفَرًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+سَفَرًاA journey Surely they would have followed youلَاتَّبَعُوكَCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+اتَّبَعُوSurely they would have followed+كَyou / your For themعَلَيْهِمُCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِمُthem / their The distanceالشُّقَّةُIالthe+شُقَّةُDistance And they will swearوَسَيَحْلِفُونَCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَحْلِفُونَThey will swear By AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah We were ableاسْتَطَعْنَاF Certainly we would have come forthلَخَرَجْنَاCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+خَرَجْنَاCertainly we would have come forth Their own selvesأَنْفُسَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَTheir own selves+هُمْthem / their And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah That indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّThat indeed+هُمْthem / their Are surely liarsلَكَاذِبُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+كَاذِبُونَAre surely liars 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.
