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At-Tawbah 41

Ayah 41 of 129 · Medinan

ٱنفِرُواْ خِفَافٗا وَثِقَالٗا وَجَٰهِدُواْ بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤١

Go forth, whether light or heavy,1 and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allāh. That is better for you, if you only knew.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., young or old, riding or walking, in ease or in hardship - in all circumstances and conditions.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱنفِرُواْGo forthinfirū
  2. خِفَافٗاlightkhifāfan
  3. وَثِقَالٗاor heavywathiqālan
  4. وَجَٰهِدُواْand strivewajāhidū
  5. بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡwith your wealthbi-amwālikum
  6. وَأَنفُسِكُمۡand your liveswa-anfusikum
  7. فِيinfī
  8. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  9. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  10. ذَٰلِكُمۡThatdhālikum
  11. خَيۡرٞ(is) betterkhayrun
  12. لَّكُمۡfor youlakum
  13. إِنifin
  14. كُنتُمۡyoukuntum
  15. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

March forth O believers, striving for the cause of Allah in hardship and in ease, whether you are young or old, striving with your wealth and selves, because going out and striving with your wealth and your selves is of more benefit in the life of this world and in the Afterlife than sitting at home and becoming attached to your wealth and persons. If you truly know this, then be eager to obey.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran