Surah Muhammad · Ayah 38

Meaning of Surah Muhammad, Ayah 38

Ha antum haola-itudAAawna litunfiqoo fee sabeeli Allahi faminkum manyabkhalu waman yabkhal fa-innama yabkhalu AAan nafsihi wallahualghaniyyu waantumu alfuqarao wa-in tatawallaw yastabdilqawman ghayrakum thumma la yakoonoo amthalakum

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1. هَـٰٓأَنتُمْhāantumHere you are
2. هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
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. أَمْثَـٰلَكُمamthālakum(the) likes of you