Surah Al-Anfal 8:11 — translation and meaning

الأنفال · Verse 11 / 75 · Page 178

إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ النُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً مِّنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِ وَيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمْ رِجْزَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيَرْبِطَ عَلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتَ بِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ

Word by Word

إِذْ
idh
When
يُغَشِّيكُمُ
yughashikumu
He covered you
النُّعَاسَ
al-nu'asa
with [the] slumber
أَمَنَةً
amanatan
a security
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
from Him
وَيُنَزِّلُ
wayunazzilu
and sent down
عَلَيْكُم
alaykum
upon you
مِّنَ
mina
from
السَّمَاءِ
al-samai
the sky
مَاءً
maan
water
لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم
liyutahhirakum
so that He may purify you
بِهِ
bihi
with it
وَيُذْهِبَ
wayudh'hiba
and take away
عَنكُمْ
ankum
from you
رِجْزَ
rij'za
evil (suggestions)
الشَّيْطَانِ
al-shaytani
(of) the Shaitaan
وَلِيَرْبِطَ
waliyarbita
And to strengthen
عَلَى
ala
[on]
قُلُوبِكُمْ
qulubikum
your hearts
وَيُثَبِّتَ
wayuthabbita
and make firm
بِهِ
bihi
with it
الْأَقْدَامَ
al-aqdama
your feet

Transliteration

Iz yughashsheekumun nu'assa amanatam minhu wa yunazzilu 'alaikum minas samaaa'i maaa'al liyutah hirakum bihee wa yuzhiba 'ankum rijzash Shaitaani wa liyarbita 'ala quloobikum wa yusabbita bihil aqdaam

Translation

[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And remember O believers when Allah made you fall asleep on that occasion, giving you a feeling of safety and peace from the fear you had of your enemy. He sent down rain from the sky on you, to purify you, and to remove the evil suggestions of Satan from you and to make your hearts strong, so you would be patient when you met the enemy in battle. It also made your feet firm, by making the sandy ground hard so that your feet would not sink and slip on it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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