Surah Muhammad, ayah 38
هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓا۟ أَمْثَـٰلَكُم
Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allāh - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allāh is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away [i.e., refuse], He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
Word by word
- هَـٰٓأَنتُمْhāantumHere you are
- هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
- تُدْعَوْنَtud'ʿawnacalled
- لِتُنفِقُوا۟litunfiqūto spend
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- فَمِنكُمfaminkumbut among you
- مَّنman(are some) who
- يَبْخَلُ ۖyabkhaluwithhold
- وَمَنwamanand whoever
- يَبْخَلْyabkhalwithholds
- فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
- يَبْخَلُyabkhaluhe withholds
- عَنʿanfrom
- نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihihimself
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
- ٱلْغَنِىُّl-ghaniyu(is) Free of need
- وَأَنتُمُwa-antumuwhile you
- ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚl-fuqarāu(are) the needy
- وَإِنwa-inAnd if
- تَتَوَلَّوْا۟tatawallawyou turn away
- يَسْتَبْدِلْyastabdilHe will replace you
- قَوْمًاqawman(with) a people
- غَيْرَكُمْghayrakumother than you
- ثُمَّthummathen
- لَاlānot
- يَكُونُوٓا۟yakūnūthey will be
- أَمْثَـٰلَكُمamthālakum(the) likes of you
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