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Al-Munafiqun 8

Ayah 8 of 11 · Medinan

يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعۡنَآ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ لَيُخۡرِجَنَّ ٱلۡأَعَزُّ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡأَذَلَّۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٨

They say, "If we return to al-Madīnah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allāh belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَقُولُونَThey sayyaqūlūna
  2. لَئِنIfla-in
  3. رَّجَعۡنَآwe returnrajaʿnā
  4. إِلَىtoilā
  5. ٱلۡمَدِينَةِAl-Madinahl-madīnati
  6. لَيُخۡرِجَنَّsurely, will expellayukh'rijanna
  7. ٱلۡأَعَزُّthe more honorablel-aʿazu
  8. مِنۡهَاfrom itmin'hā
  9. ٱلۡأَذَلَّۚthe more humblel-adhala
  10. وَلِلَّهِBut for Allahwalillahi
  11. ٱلۡعِزَّةُ(is) the honorl-ʿizatu
  12. وَلِرَسُولِهِۦand for His Messengerwalirasūlihi
  13. وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَand for the believerswalil'mu'minīna
  14. وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  15. ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَthe hypocritesl-munāfiqīna
  16. لَا(do) notlā
  17. يَعۡلَمُونَknowyaʿlamūna

Tafsir

Their leader, Abdullah bin Ubayy, says: If we return to Madina, the mighty - which is me and my people - will drive out the weak - which is Muhammad and his companions. To Allah alone belongs all might and to His Messenger and to the believers, and not to Abdullah bin Ubayy and his followers. But the hypocrites do not know that might belongs to Allah and to His Messenger and to the believers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran