Surah An-Nahl, ayah 92
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَـٰثًا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِىَ أَرْبَىٰ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَبْلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ ۚ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ
And do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means of] deceit between you because one community is more plentiful [in number or wealth] than another community. Allāh only tries you thereby. And He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَكُونُوا۟takūnūbe
- كَٱلَّتِىka-allatīlike her who
- نَقَضَتْnaqaḍatuntwists
- غَزْلَهَاghazlahāher spun yarn
- مِنۢminafter
- بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
- قُوَّةٍquwwatinstrength
- أَنكَـٰثًۭاankāthan(into) untwisted strands
- تَتَّخِذُونَtattakhidhūnayou take
- أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْaymānakumyour oaths
- دَخَلًۢاdakhalan(as) a deception
- بَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween you
- أَنanbecause
- تَكُونَtakūnais
- أُمَّةٌummatuna community
- هِىَhiya[it]
- أَرْبَىٰarbāmore numerous
- مِنْminthan
- أُمَّةٍ ۚummatin(another) community
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- يَبْلُوكُمُyablūkumuAllah tests you
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah tests you
- بِهِۦ ۚbihiby it
- وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّwalayubayyinannaAnd He will make clear
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- يَوْمَyawma(on) the Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
- مَاmāwhat
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou used (to)
- فِيهِfīhiin it
- تَخْتَلِفُونَtakhtalifūnadiffer
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