وَيُطۡعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسۡكِينٗا وَيَتِيمٗا وَأَسِيرًا ٨
And they give food in spite of love for it1 to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 The meaning here may also be "out of love for Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā).
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَيُطۡعِمُونَAnd they feedwayuṭ'ʿimūna
- ٱلطَّعَامَthe foodl-ṭaʿāma
- عَلَىٰin spite ofʿalā
- حُبِّهِۦlove (for) itḥubbihi
- مِسۡكِينٗا(to the) needymis'kīnan
- وَيَتِيمٗاand (the) orphanwayatīman
- وَأَسِيرًاand (the) captivewa-asīran
Tafsir
They also feed food, despite being in the state of loving food due to being needy and desirous of it. They feed it to the poor, orphans and captives.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran