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Ali 'Imran 118

Ayah 118 of 200 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ بِطَانَةٗ مِّن دُونِكُمۡ لَا يَأۡلُونَكُمۡ خَبَالٗا وَدُّواْ مَا عَنِتُّمۡ قَدۡ بَدَتِ ٱلۡبَغۡضَآءُ مِنۡ أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَمَا تُخۡفِي صُدُورُهُمۡ أَكۡبَرُۚ قَدۡ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ١١٨

O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves [i.e., believers], for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تَتَّخِذُواْtaketattakhidhū
  6. بِطَانَةٗ(as) intimatesbiṭānatan
  7. مِّنfrommin
  8. دُونِكُمۡother than yourselvesdūnikum
  9. لَاnotlā
  10. يَأۡلُونَكُمۡthey will spare youyalūnakum
  11. خَبَالٗا(any) ruinkhabālan
  12. وَدُّواْThey wishwaddū
  13. مَاwhatmā
  14. عَنِتُّمۡdistresses youʿanittum
  15. قَدۡIndeedqad
  16. بَدَتِ(has become) apparentbadati
  17. ٱلۡبَغۡضَآءُthe hatredl-baghḍāu
  18. مِنۡfrommin
  19. أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡtheir mouthsafwāhihim
  20. وَمَاand whatwamā
  21. تُخۡفِيconcealstukh'fī
  22. صُدُورُهُمۡtheir breastsṣudūruhum
  23. أَكۡبَرُۚ(is) greaterakbaru
  24. قَدۡCertainlyqad
  25. بَيَّنَّاWe made clearbayyannā
  26. لَكُمُfor youlakumu
  27. ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِۖthe Versesl-āyāti
  28. إِنifin
  29. كُنتُمۡyou werekuntum
  30. تَعۡقِلُونَ(to use) reasontaʿqilūna

Tafsir

O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Prophet, do not take unbelievers as close friends, letting them know your secrets and private business. They will not stop trying to harm you and ruin things for you, wanting what will hurt you and making things really difficult for you. Their hatred and hostility has appeared in what they say; in their criticism of your faith and worship, in incidents between you, and in them giving away your secrets. In their hearts they have even more hatred. Allah has made clear to you what is in your interests in this world and in the Afterlife, if you use your intellect to understand what your Lord has revealed to you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran