Surah Al-Anfal 8:2 — translation and meaning

الأنفال · Verse 2 / 75 · Page 177

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

Word by Word

إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(are) those who
إِذَا
idha
when
ذُكِرَ
dhukira
is mentioned
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
وَجِلَتْ
wajilat
feel fear
قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulubuhum
their hearts
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
and when
تُلِيَتْ
tuliyat
are recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
to them
آيَاتُهُ
ayatuhu
His Verses
زَادَتْهُمْ
zadathum
they increase them
إِيمَانًا
imanan
(in) faith
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
and upon
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
yatawakkaluna
they put their trust

Transliteration

Innamal mu'minoonal lazeena izaa zukiral laahu wajilat quloobuhum wa izaa tuliyat 'alaihim Aayaatuhoo zaadat hum eemaananw wa 'alaa Rabbihim yatawakkaloon

Translation

The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The true believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel awe of Him in their hearts, which make them do good actions. When the verses of Allah are read to them they reflect on them and it increases their faith, and they rely on Allah alone to bring them what is in their interests and to protect them from what is bad for them.

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

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