Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 67
مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَسْرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثْخِنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allāh's enemies] in the land. You [i.e., some Muslims] desire the commodities of this world, but Allāh desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
Al-Anfal · 8:67
Word by word
- مَاmāNot
- كَانَkānais
- لِنَبِىٍّlinabiyyinfor a Prophet
- أَنanthat
- يَكُونَyakūna(there) should be
- لَهُۥٓlahufor him
- أَسْرَىٰasrāprisoners of war
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- يُثْخِنَyuth'khinahe has battled strenuously
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚl-arḍithe land
- تُرِيدُونَturīdūnaYou desire
- عَرَضَʿaraḍa(the) commodities
- ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut Allah
- يُرِيدُyurīdudesires
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۗl-ākhirata(for you) the Hereafter
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- عَزِيزٌʿazīzun(is) All-Mighty
- حَكِيمٌۭḥakīmunAll-Wise
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