Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 46 (8:46)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَنَٰزَعُوا۟ فَتَفْشَلُوا۟ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ ۖ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۚ …

Quran 8:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 183 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:46
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَرَسُولَهُۥوَلَاتَنَٰزَعُوا۟فَتَفْشَلُوا۟وَتَذْهَبَرِيحُكُمْ ۖوَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَمَعَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ٤٦
wa-aṭīʿū l-laha warasūlahu walā tanāzaʿū fatafshalū watadhhaba rīḥukum wa-iṣ'birū inna l-laha maʿa l-ṣābirīna

And obey Allāh and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient.(46)

Word by word

  1. وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūAnd obey
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
  4. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  5. تَنَٰزَعُوا۟tanāzaʿūdispute
  6. فَتَفْشَلُوا۟fatafshalūlest you lose courage
  7. وَتَذْهَبَwatadhhabaand (would) depart
  8. رِيحُكُمْ ۖrīḥukumyour strength
  9. وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ ۚwa-iṣ'birūand be patient
  10. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  11. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  12. مَعَmaʿa(is) with
  13. ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَl-ṣābirīnathe patient ones

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