Surah Al-Hadid, ayah 10
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا يَسْتَوِى مِنكُم مَّنْ أَنفَقَ مِن قَبْلِ ٱلْفَتْحِ وَقَـٰتَلَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدُ وَقَـٰتَلُوا۟ ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
And why do you not spend in the cause of Allāh while to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allāh has promised the best [reward]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Aware.
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd what
- لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
- أَلَّاallāthat not
- تُنفِقُوا۟tunfiqūyou spend
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَلِلَّهِwalillahiwhile for Allah
- مِيرَٰثُmīrāthu(is the) heritage
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
- لَاlāNot
- يَسْتَوِىyastawīare equal
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مَّنْman(those) who
- أَنفَقَanfaqaspent
- مِنminbefore
- قَبْلِqablibefore
- ٱلْفَتْحِl-fatḥithe victory
- وَقَـٰتَلَ ۚwaqātalaand fought
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
- أَعْظَمُaʿẓamu(are) greater
- دَرَجَةًۭdarajatan(in) degree
- مِّنَminathan
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- أَنفَقُوا۟anfaqūspent
- مِنۢminafterwards
- بَعْدُbaʿduafterwards
- وَقَـٰتَلُوا۟ ۚwaqātalūand fought
- وَكُلًّۭاwakullanBut to all
- وَعَدَwaʿadaAllah has promised
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has promised
- ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚl-ḥus'nāthe best
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- بِمَاbimāof what
- تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
- خَبِيرٌۭkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
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