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Al-Anfal 61

Ayah 61 of 75 · Medinan

۞ وَإِن جَنَحُواْ لِلسَّلۡمِ فَٱجۡنَحۡ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٦١

And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allāh. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  2. جَنَحُواْthey inclinejanaḥū
  3. لِلسَّلۡمِto peacelilssalmi
  4. فَٱجۡنَحۡthen you (also) inclinefa-ij'naḥ
  5. لَهَاto itlahā
  6. وَتَوَكَّلۡand put (your) trustwatawakkal
  7. عَلَىinʿalā
  8. ٱللَّهِۚAllahl-lahi
  9. إِنَّهُۥIndeedinnahu
  10. هُوَHehuwa
  11. ٱلسَّمِيعُ(is) All-Hearerl-samīʿu
  12. ٱلۡعَلِيمُAll-Knowerl-ʿalīmu

Tafsir

If they incline to a truce to give up fighting, then, O Messenger, do the same: enter into a truce with them and place your reliance and faith in Allah, because He will never desert you. He is the One Who hears your statements and knows your intentions and actions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran