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At-Tawbah 128

Ayah 128 of 129 · Medinan

لَقَدۡ جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولٞ مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيۡهِ مَا عَنِتُّمۡ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٢٨

There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you [i.e., your guidance] and to the believers is kind and merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَقَدۡCertainlylaqad
  2. جَآءَكُمۡ(has) come to youjāakum
  3. رَسُولٞa Messengerrasūlun
  4. مِّنۡfrommin
  5. أَنفُسِكُمۡyourselvesanfusikum
  6. عَزِيزٌGrievousʿazīzun
  7. عَلَيۡهِto himʿalayhi
  8. مَا(is) whatmā
  9. عَنِتُّمۡyou sufferʿanittum
  10. حَرِيصٌ(he is) concernedḥarīṣun
  11. عَلَيۡكُمover youʿalaykum
  12. بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَto the believersbil-mu'minīna
  13. رَءُوفٞ(he is) kindraūfun
  14. رَّحِيمٞ(and) mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

There has come to you O Arabs, a messenger from among your own selves and from your lineage, who is an Arab like you. What is difficult for you is difficult for him. He is concerned about you, calling you to have faith in your Lord, and he is kind and compassionate with the believers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran