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Al-Qasas 86

Ayah 86 of 88 · Meccan

وَمَا كُنتَ تَرۡجُوٓاْ أَن يُلۡقَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرٗا لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٨٦

And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In their religion by making any concessions to their beliefs.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كُنتَyou werekunta
  3. تَرۡجُوٓاْexpectingtarjū
  4. أَنthatan
  5. يُلۡقَىٰٓwould be sent downyul'qā
  6. إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
  7. ٱلۡكِتَٰبُthe Bookl-kitābu
  8. إِلَّاexceptillā
  9. رَحۡمَةٗ(as) a mercyraḥmatan
  10. مِّنfrommin
  11. رَّبِّكَۖyour Lordrabbika
  12. فَلَاSo (do) notfalā
  13. تَكُونَنَّbetakūnanna
  14. ظَهِيرٗاan assistantẓahīran
  15. لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَto the disbelieverslil'kāfirīna

Tafsir

O Messenger, you did not expect, before prophethood, that the Qur’ān would be revealed to you, as revelation from Allah. However, His mercy required it to be revealed to you, so do not be a helper to the disbelievers in the misguidance they are upon.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran