Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 69 (8:69)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Quran 8:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 185 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:69
فَكُلُوا۟مِمَّاغَنِمْتُمْحَلَٰلًاطَيِّبًا ۚوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ٦٩
fakulū mimmā ghanim'tum ḥalālan ṭayyiban wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.(69)

Word by word

  1. فَكُلُوا۟fakulūSo eat
  2. مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
  3. غَنِمْتُمْghanim'tumyou got as war booty
  4. حَلَٰلًاḥalālanlawful
  5. طَيِّبًا ۚṭayyiban(and) good
  6. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūand fear
  7. ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
  8. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  9. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  10. غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
  11. رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful

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