Surah Al-Fath, Ayah 10 (48:10)

ٱلْفَتْح

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ يَدُ ٱللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَن …

Quran 48:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-Fath (“The Victory”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 512 of the Madani Mushaf.

48:10
إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيُبَايِعُونَكَإِنَّمَايُبَايِعُونَٱللَّهَيَدُٱللَّهِفَوْقَأَيْدِيهِمْ ۚفَمَننَّكَثَفَإِنَّمَايَنكُثُعَلَىٰنَفْسِهِۦ ۖوَمَنْأَوْفَىٰبِمَاعَٰهَدَعَلَيْهُٱللَّهَفَسَيُؤْتِيهِأَجْرًاعَظِيمًا١٠
inna alladhīna yubāyiʿūnaka innamā yubāyiʿūna l-laha yadu l-lahi fawqa aydīhim faman nakatha fa-innamā yankuthu ʿalā nafsihi waman awfā bimā ʿāhada ʿalayhu l-laha fasayu'tīhi ajran ʿaẓīman

Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muḥammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allāh. The hand of Allāh is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allāh - He will give him a great reward.(10)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. يُبَايِعُونَكَyubāyiʿūnakapledge allegiance to you
  4. إِنَّمَاinnamāonly
  5. يُبَايِعُونَyubāyiʿūnathey pledge allegiance
  6. ٱللَّهَl-laha(to) Allah
  7. يَدُyadu(The) Hand
  8. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  9. فَوْقَfawqa(is) over
  10. أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚaydīhimtheir hands
  11. فَمَنfamanThen whoever
  12. نَّكَثَnakathabreaks (his oath)
  13. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  14. يَنكُثُyankuthuhe breaks
  15. عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
  16. نَفْسِهِۦ ۖnafsihihimself
  17. وَمَنْwamanand whoever
  18. أَوْفَىٰawfāfulfils
  19. بِمَاbimāwhat
  20. عَٰهَدَʿāhadahe has covenanted
  21. عَلَيْهُʿalayhu(with)
  22. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  23. فَسَيُؤْتِيهِfasayu'tīhisoon He will give him
  24. أَجْرًاajrana reward
  25. عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangreat

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