Surah Al-Fath 48:29 — translation and meaning

الفتح · Verse 29 / 29 · Page 515

ۚ ۗ ۚ ۚ ۖ ۖ مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا سِيمَاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِم مِّنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنجِيلِ كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Word by Word

ۚ
ۗ
ۚ
ۚ
ۖ
ۖ
مُّحَمَّدٌ
muhammadun
Muhammad
رَّسُولُ
rasulu
(is the) Messenger
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
of Allah
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those who
مَعَهُ
ma'ahu
(are) with him
أَشِدَّاءُ
ashiddau
(are) firm
عَلَى
ala
against
الْكُفَّارِ
al-kufari
the disbelievers
رُحَمَاءُ
ruhamau
and merciful
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
among themselves
تَرَاهُمْ
tarahum
You see them
رُكَّعًا
rukka'an
bowing
سُجَّدًا
sujjadan
and prostrating
يَبْتَغُونَ
yabtaghuna
seeking
فَضْلًا
fadlan
Bounty
مِّنَ
mina
from Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
from Allah
وَرِضْوَانًا
warid'wanan
and pleasure
سِيمَاهُمْ
simahum
Their mark
فِي
fi
(is) on
وُجُوهِهِم
wujuhihim
their faces
مِّنْ
min
from
أَثَرِ
athari
(the) trace
السُّجُودِ
al-sujudi
(of) the prostration
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
مَثَلُهُمْ
mathaluhum
(is) their similitude
فِي
fi
in
التَّوْرَاةِ
al-tawrati
the Taurah
وَمَثَلُهُمْ
wamathaluhum
And their similitude
فِي
fi
in
الْإِنجِيلِ
al-injili
the Injeel
كَزَرْعٍ
kazar'in
(is) like a seed
أَخْرَجَ
akhraja
(which) sends forth
شَطْأَهُ
shatahu
its shoot
فَآزَرَهُ
faazarahu
then strengthens it
فَاسْتَغْلَظَ
fa-is'taghlaza
then it becomes thick
فَاسْتَوَى
fa-is'tawa
and it stands
عَلَى
ala
upon
سُوقِهِ
suqihi
its stem
يُعْجِبُ
yu'jibu
delighting
الزُّرَّاعَ
al-zura'a
the sowers
لِيَغِيظَ
liyaghiza
that He (may) enrage
بِهِمُ
bihimu
by them
الْكُفَّارَ
al-kufara
the disbelievers
وَعَدَ
wa'ada
Allah has promised
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has promised
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
وَعَمِلُوا
wa'amilu
and do
الصَّالِحَاتِ
al-salihati
righteous deeds
مِنْهُم
min'hum
among them
مَّغْفِرَةً
maghfiratan
forgiveness
وَأَجْرًا
wa-ajran
and a reward
عَظِيمًا
aziman
great

Transliteration

Muhammadur Rasoolul laah; wallazeena ma'ahooo ashiddaaa'u 'alal kuffaaari ruhamaaa'u bainahum taraahum rukka'an sujjadany yabtaghoona fadlam minal laahi wa ridwaanan seemaahum fee wujoohihim min asaris sujood; zaalika masaluhum fit tawraah; wa masaluhum fil Injeeli kazar'in akhraja shat 'ahoo fa 'aazarahoo fastaghlaza fastawaa 'alaa sooqihee yu'jibuz zurraa'a liyagheeza bihimul kuffaar; wa'adal laahul lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati minhum maghfiratanw wa ajran 'azeemaa

Translation

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and his companions are strict against the combatant disbelievers and merciful, affectionate and friendly among themselves. O onlooker! You will see them bowing and prostrating, seeking from Allah that He grace them with forgiveness, a generous reward and that He becomes pleased with them. Their mark is on their faces as a result of prostrating in obedience to Allah. That is how they have been described by the Torah: the book that was revealed to Moses (peace be upon him). As for their mention in the Gospel which was revealed to Jesus, it is that they are likened in their assisting one another and perfection like crops that have emerged as small, then strengthened and stood straight up, pleasing the farmers with their strength and perfection. It is so that the disbelievers are angered by the strength, steadfastness and perfection they see within them. And Allah has promised those of the companions who have faith in Him and do good deeds forgiveness for their sins - they will not be taken to account over them, and a great reward from Himself i.e. Paradise.

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

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