Surah Al-Fath 48:10 — translation and meaning

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ۖ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِمَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Word by Word

ۖ
ۚ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يُبَايِعُونَكَ
yubayi'unaka
pledge allegiance to you
إِنَّمَا
innama
only
يُبَايِعُونَ
yubayi'una
they pledge allegiance
اللَّهَ
al-laha
(to) Allah
يَدُ
yadu
(The) Hand
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَوْقَ
fawqa
(is) over
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydihim
their hands
فَمَن
faman
Then whoever
نَّكَثَ
nakatha
breaks (his oath)
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَنكُثُ
yankuthu
he breaks
عَلَى
ala
against
نَفْسِهِ
nafsihi
himself
وَمَنْ
waman
and whoever
أَوْفَى
awfa
fulfils
بِمَا
bima
what
عَاهَدَ
ahada
he has covenanted
عَلَيْهُ
alayhu
(with)
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ
fasayu'tihi
soon He will give him
أَجْرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمًا
aziman
great

Transliteration

Innal lazeena yubaayi'oonaka innamaa yubaayi'oonal laaha yadul laahi fawqa aydehim; faman nakasa fainnamaa yuankusu 'alaa nafsihee wa man awfaa bimaa 'aahada 'alihul laaha fasa yu'teehi ajran 'azeemaa

Translation

Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allah - He will give him a great reward.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who pledge the allegiance of Al-Ridwan to you, O Messenger, to fight the idolaters of Makkah, are only pledging allegiance to Allah, because He is the One Who instructed them to fight the idolaters and He is the One Who will give them recompense. The hand of Allah is over their hands at the time of the pledge and He is aware of them. Nothing of theirs is hidden from them. Whoever breaks his pledge and does not fulfil the promise he made with Allah to assist His religion, then his breaking his pledge and promise is to his own detriment. Allah is not harmed by that. Whoever fulfils his promise to Allah to assist His religion, Allah will grant him a great reward, which is Paradise.

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

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