Surah Al-Mujadila, Ayah 10 (58:10)

ٱلْمُجَادِلَة

إِنَّمَا ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ لِيَحْزُنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَيْسَ بِضَآرِّهِمْ شَئًْا إِلَّا …

Quran 58:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-Mujadila (“The Pleading Woman”), a Medinan surah of 22 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 543 of the Madani Mushaf.

58:10
إِنَّمَاٱلنَّجْوَىٰمِنَٱلشَّيْطَٰنِلِيَحْزُنَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَلَيْسَبِضَآرِّهِمْشَئًْاإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِ ۚوَعَلَىٱللَّهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ١٠
innamā l-najwā mina l-shayṭāni liyaḥzuna alladhīna āmanū walaysa biḍārrihim shayan illā bi-idh'ni l-lahi waʿalā l-lahi falyatawakkali l-mu'minūna

Private conversation is only from Satan that he may grieve those who have believed, but he will not harm them at all except by permission of Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.(10)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. ٱلنَّجْوَىٰl-najwāthe secret counsels
  3. مِنَmina(are) from
  4. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِl-shayṭānithe Shaitaan
  5. لِيَحْزُنَliyaḥzunathat he may grieve
  6. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  7. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  8. وَلَيْسَwalaysabut not
  9. بِضَآرِّهِمْbiḍārrihimhe (can) harm them
  10. شَئًْاshayan(in) anything
  11. إِلَّاillāexcept
  12. بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby Allah's permission
  13. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiby Allah's permission
  14. وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkalilet put (their) trust
  17. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers

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