Surah Al-Hijr 15:97 — translation and meaning

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وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
نَعْلَمُ
na'lamu
We know
أَنَّكَ
annaka
that [you]
يَضِيقُ
yadiqu
(is) straitened
صَدْرُكَ
sadruka
your breast
بِمَا
bima
by what
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
they say

Transliteration

Wa laqad na'lamu annak yadeequ sadruka bimaa yaqooloon

Translation

And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

We know that your heart, O Messenger, is constrained by the rejection and mockery of you that emanates from them.

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

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