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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← read from right to left1O you who believeيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 2O you who believeالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3O you who believeآمَنُواamanuF 5Is the matter with youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8To youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 9Go forthانْفِرُواinfiruF 13You cling heavilyاثَّاقَلْتُمْithaqaltumF 15The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 16Are you pleasedأَرَضِيتُمْaraditumCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَضِيتُمْAre you pleased 17With the lifeبِالْحَيَاةِbil-hayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَيَاةِLife 18Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 20The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter 21But whatفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut what 22Is the enjoymentمَتَاعُmata'uI 23Of the lifeالْحَيَاةِl-hayatiIالthe+حَيَاةِOf the life 24Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 26The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter 27ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 28A littleقَلِيلٌqalilunI 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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← read from right to left1If notإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 2You go forthتَنْفِرُواtanfiruF 3He will punish youيُعَذِّبْكُمْyu'adhibkumCBFV+PRONATTيُعَذِّبْHe will punish+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4With a painful punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI 5With a painful punishmentأَلِيمًاalimanI 6And will replace youوَيَسْتَبْدِلْwayastabdilCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَبْدِلْWill replace you 7With a peopleقَوْمًاqawmanI 8Other than youغَيْرَكُمْghayrakumCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرَOther than+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10You can harm himتَضُرُّوهُtadurruhuCBFV+PRONATTتَضُرُّوYou can harm+هُhim / his / it 11In anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI 12And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 16All powerfulقَدِيرٌqadirunI 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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← read from right to left1If notإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 2You help himتَنْصُرُوهُtansuruhuCBFV+PRONATTتَنْصُرُوYou help+هُhim / his / it 3CertainlyفَقَدْfaqadCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْCertainly 4Allah helped himنَصَرَهُnasarahuCBFV+PRONATTنَصَرَAllah helped+هُhim / his / it 5Allah helped himاللَّهُl-lahuI 7Drove him outأَخْرَجَهُakhrajahuCBFV+PRONATTأَخْرَجَDrove him out+هُhim / his / it 8Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 9DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF 10The secondثَانِيَthaniyaI 11Of the twoاثْنَيْنِithnayniI 15The caveالْغَارِl-ghariIالthe+غَارِCave 18To his companionلِصَاحِبِهِlisahibihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+صَاحِبِHis companion+هِhim / his / it 23Is with usمَعَنَاma'anaI 24Then Allah sent downفَأَنْزَلَfa-anzalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَنْزَلَAllah sent down 25Then Allah sent downاللَّهُl-lahuI 26His tranquilityسَكِينَتَهُsakinatahuCBIN+PRONATTسَكِينَتَHis tranquility+هُhim / his / it 27Upon himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it 28And supported himوَأَيَّدَهُwa-ayyadahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَيَّدَSupported+هُhim / his / it 29With forcesبِجُنُودٍbijunudinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+جُنُودٍForces 30Which you did not seeلَمْlamH 31Which you did not seeتَرَوْهَاtarawhaCBFV+PRONATTتَرَوْWhich you did not see+هَاher / it / its 32And madeوَجَعَلَwaja'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade 33The wordكَلِمَةَkalimataI 34Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 35DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF 36The lowestالسُّفْلَىl-suflaIالthe+سُفْلَىLowest 37While the wordوَكَلِمَةُwakalimatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+كَلِمَةُWhile the word 40The highestالْعُلْيَاl-'ulyaIالthe+عُلْيَاHighest 41And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 42Is all mightyعَزِيزٌ'azizunI 43All wiseحَكِيمٌhakimunI 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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← read from right to left1Go forthانْفِرُواinfiruF 3Or heavyوَثِقَالًاwathiqalanCBICONJ+Nوَand+ثِقَالًاOr heavy 4And striveوَجَاهِدُواwajahiduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاهِدُواStrive 5With your wealthبِأَمْوَالِكُمْbi-amwalikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَمْوَالِYour wealth+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6And your livesوَأَنْفُسِكُمْwa-anfusikumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَنْفُسِYour lives+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 12For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15Knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF 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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← read from right to left5And a journeyوَسَفَرًاwasafaranCBICONJ+Nوَand+سَفَرًاA journey 7Surely they would have followed youلَاتَّبَعُوكَla-ittaba'ukaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+اتَّبَعُوSurely they would have followed+كَyou / your 9Was longبَعُدَتْba'udatF 10For themعَلَيْهِمُ'alayhimuCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِمُthem / their 11The distanceالشُّقَّةُl-shuqatuIالthe+شُقَّةُDistance 12And they will swearوَسَيَحْلِفُونَwasayahlifunaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَحْلِفُونَThey will swear 13By Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 15We were ableاسْتَطَعْنَاistata'naF 16Certainly we would have come forthلَخَرَجْنَاlakharajnaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+خَرَجْنَاCertainly we would have come forth 17With youمَعَكُمْma'akumI 18They destroyيُهْلِكُونَyuhlikunaF 19Their own selvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَTheir own selves+هُمْthem / their 20And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 22That indeed theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّThat indeed+هُمْthem / their 23Are surely liarsلَكَاذِبُونَlakadhibunaCBILAM+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.
