Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 81
فَرِحَ ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَـٰفَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَرِهُوٓا۟ أَن يُجَـٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَنفِرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَرِّ ۗ قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدُّ حَرًّا ۚ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَفْقَهُونَ
Those who remained behind rejoiced in their staying [at home] after [the departure of] the Messenger of Allāh and disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allāh and said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is more intense in heat" - if they would but understand.
At-Tawbah · 9:81
Word by word
- فَرِحَfariḥaRejoice
- ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَl-mukhalafūnathose who remained behind
- بِمَقْعَدِهِمْbimaqʿadihimin their staying
- خِلَـٰفَkhilāfabehind
- رَسُولِrasūli(the) Messenger
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَكَرِهُوٓا۟wakarihūand they disliked
- أَنanto
- يُجَـٰهِدُوا۟yujāhidūstrive
- بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْbi-amwālihimwith their wealth
- وَأَنفُسِهِمْwa-anfusihimand their lives
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَقَالُوا۟waqālūand they said
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تَنفِرُوا۟tanfirūgo forth
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْحَرِّ ۗl-ḥarithe heat
- قُلْqulSay
- نَارُnāru(The) Fire
- جَهَنَّمَjahannama(of) Hell
- أَشَدُّashaddu(is) more intense
- حَرًّۭا ۚḥarran(in) heat
- لَّوْlawIf (only)
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey could
- يَفْقَهُونَyafqahūnaunderstand
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