Surah Al-Anfal 8:36 — translation and meaning

الأنفال · Verse 36 / 75 · Page 181

ۗ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۚ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiquna
they spend
أَمْوَالَهُمْ
amwalahum
their wealth
لِيَصُدُّوا
liyasuddu
to hinder (people)
عَن
an
from
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا
fasayunfiqunaha
So they will spend it
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَكُونُ
takunu
it will be
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
for them
حَسْرَةً
hasratan
a regret
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُغْلَبُونَ
yugh'labuna
they will be overcome
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
إِلَى
ila
to
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
يُحْشَرُونَ
yuh'sharuna
they will be gathered

Transliteration

Innal lazeena kafaroo yunfiqoona amwaalahum liyasuddoo 'an sabeelil laah; fasayunfiqoonahaa summa takoonu 'alaihim hasratan summa yughlaboon; wal lazeena kafarooo ilaa Jahannnama yuhsharoona

Translation

Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Disbelievers in Allah spend their wealth to prevent people from Allah’s religion, but they will not achieve their goal. The end result of their spending of wealth in this way will be sadness, because they will lose their wealth and fail in their goal; and then they will be defeated by the believers. Disbelievers in Allah will be driven to Hell on the Day of Judgement and will enter it to live there eternally.

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

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