Surah Muhammad, Ayah 38 (47:38)

مُحَمَّد

هَٰٓأَنتُمْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن …

Quran 47:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Muhammad (“Muhammad”), a Medinan surah of 38 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 510 of the Madani Mushaf.

47:38
هَٰٓأَنتُمْهَٰٓؤُلَآءِتُدْعَوْنَلِتُنفِقُوا۟فِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِفَمِنكُممَّنيَبْخَلُ ۖوَمَنيَبْخَلْفَإِنَّمَايَبْخَلُعَننَّفْسِهِۦ ۚوَٱللَّهُٱلْغَنِىُّوَأَنتُمُٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚوَإِنتَتَوَلَّوْا۟يَسْتَبْدِلْقَوْمًاغَيْرَكُمْثُمَّلَايَكُونُوٓا۟أَمْثَٰلَكُم٣٨
hāantum hāulāi tud'ʿawna litunfiqū fī sabīli l-lahi faminkum man yabkhalu waman yabkhal fa-innamā yabkhalu ʿan nafsihi wal-lahu l-ghaniyu wa-antumu l-fuqarāu wa-in tatawallaw yastabdil qawman ghayrakum thumma lā yakūnū amthālakum

Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allāh - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allāh is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away [i.e., refuse], He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.(38)

Word by word

  1. هَٰٓأَنتُمْhāantumHere you are
  2. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
  3. تُدْعَوْنَtud'ʿawnacalled
  4. لِتُنفِقُوا۟litunfiqūto spend
  5. فِىfīin
  6. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  8. فَمِنكُمfaminkumbut among you
  9. مَّنman(are some) who
  10. يَبْخَلُ ۖyabkhaluwithhold
  11. وَمَنwamanand whoever
  12. يَبْخَلْyabkhalwithholds
  13. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  14. يَبْخَلُyabkhaluhe withholds
  15. عَنʿanfrom
  16. نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihihimself
  17. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
  18. ٱلْغَنِىُّl-ghaniyu(is) Free of need
  19. وَأَنتُمُwa-antumuwhile you
  20. ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚl-fuqarāu(are) the needy
  21. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  22. تَتَوَلَّوْا۟tatawallawyou turn away
  23. يَسْتَبْدِلْyastabdilHe will replace you
  24. قَوْمًاqawman(with) a people
  25. غَيْرَكُمْghayrakumother than you
  26. ثُمَّthummathen
  27. لَاlānot
  28. يَكُونُوٓا۟yakūnūthey will be
  29. أَمْثَٰلَكُمamthālakum(the) likes of you

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