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As-Sajdah 16

Ayah 16 of 30 · Meccan

تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ يَدۡعُونَ رَبَّهُمۡ خَوۡفٗا وَطَمَعٗا وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ ١٦

Their sides part [i.e., they arise] from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In the cause of Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. تَتَجَافَىٰForsaketatajāfā
  2. جُنُوبُهُمۡtheir sidesjunūbuhum
  3. عَنِfromʿani
  4. ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ(their) bedsl-maḍājiʿi
  5. يَدۡعُونَthey callyadʿūna
  6. رَبَّهُمۡtheir Lordrabbahum
  7. خَوۡفٗا(in) fearkhawfan
  8. وَطَمَعٗاand hopewaṭamaʿan
  9. وَمِمَّاand out of whatwamimmā
  10. رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡWe have provided themrazaqnāhum
  11. يُنفِقُونَthey spendyunfiqūna

Tafsir

They leave their beds to worship Allah, supplicating to Him in their prayers, fearing His punishment and hoping in His mercy. They also spend the wealth Allah has given them in His path.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran