إِنَّمَا ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥ فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمۡ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٧٥
That is only Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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إِنَّمَا (It is) only innamā ذَٰلِكُمُ that dhālikumu ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu يُخَوِّفُ frightens (you) yukhawwifu أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥ (of) his allies awliyāahu فَلَا So (do) not falā تَخَافُوهُمۡ fear them takhāfūhum وَخَافُونِ but fear Me wakhāfūni إِن if in كُنتُم you are kuntum مُّؤۡمِنِينَ believers mu'minīna Tafsir It is only Satan frightening you with his helpers and supporters. Do not fear them, because they have no power or strength; but fear Allah alone, by always doing as He instructs, if you truly have faith in Him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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