Surah Al-Isra, ayah 29
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
Al-Isra · 17:29
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَجْعَلْtajʿalmake
- يَدَكَyadakayour hand
- مَغْلُولَةًmaghlūlatanchained
- إِلَىٰilāto
- عُنُقِكَʿunuqikayour neck
- وَلَاwalāand not
- تَبْسُطْهَاtabsuṭ'hāextend it
- كُلَّkulla(to its) utmost
- ٱلْبَسْطِl-basṭireach
- فَتَقْعُدَfataqʿudaso that you sit
- مَلُومًۭاmalūmanblameworthy
- مَّحْسُورًاmaḥsūraninsolvent
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