Surah Al-Hadid, Ayah 10 (57:10)

ٱلْحَدِيد

وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا …

Quran 57:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-Hadid (“The Iron”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 538 of the Madani Mushaf.

57:10
وَمَالَكُمْأَلَّاتُنفِقُوا۟فِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِوَلِلَّهِمِيرَٰثُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚلَايَسْتَوِىمِنكُممَّنْأَنفَقَمِنقَبْلِٱلْفَتْحِوَقَٰتَلَ ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَأَعْظَمُدَرَجَةًمِّنَٱلَّذِينَأَنفَقُوا۟مِنۢبَعْدُوَقَٰتَلُوا۟ ۚوَكُلًّاوَعَدَٱللَّهُٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚوَٱللَّهُبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَخَبِيرٌ١٠
wamā lakum allā tunfiqū fī sabīli l-lahi walillahi mīrāthu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi lā yastawī minkum man anfaqa min qabli l-fatḥi waqātala ulāika aʿẓamu darajatan mina alladhīna anfaqū min baʿdu waqātalū wakullan waʿada l-lahu l-ḥus'nā wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna khabīrun

And why do you not spend in the cause of Allāh while to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allāh has promised the best [reward]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Aware.(10)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd what
  2. لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
  3. أَلَّاallāthat not
  4. تُنفِقُوا۟tunfiqūyou spend
  5. فِىfīin
  6. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  8. وَلِلَّهِwalillahiwhile for Allah
  9. مِيرَٰثُmīrāthu(is the) heritage
  10. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  11. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
  12. لَاlāNot
  13. يَسْتَوِىyastawīare equal
  14. مِنكُمminkumamong you
  15. مَّنْman(those) who
  16. أَنفَقَanfaqaspent
  17. مِنminbefore
  18. قَبْلِqablibefore
  19. ٱلْفَتْحِl-fatḥithe victory
  20. وَقَٰتَلَ ۚwaqātalaand fought
  21. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  22. أَعْظَمُaʿẓamu(are) greater
  23. دَرَجَةًdarajatan(in) degree
  24. مِّنَminathan
  25. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  26. أَنفَقُوا۟anfaqūspent
  27. مِنۢminafterwards
  28. بَعْدُbaʿduafterwards
  29. وَقَٰتَلُوا۟ ۚwaqātalūand fought
  30. وَكُلًّاwakullanBut to all
  31. وَعَدَwaʿadaAllah has promised
  32. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has promised
  33. ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚl-ḥus'nāthe best
  34. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  35. بِمَاbimāof what
  36. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
  37. خَبِيرٌkhabīrun(is) All-Aware

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