Surah Al-Hujurat 49:2 — translation and meaning

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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَن تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

Word by Word

يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O (you who)
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(O) you who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَرْفَعُوا
tarfa'u
raise
أَصْوَاتَكُمْ
aswatakum
your voices
فَوْقَ
fawqa
above
صَوْتِ
sawti
(the) voice
النَّبِيِّ
al-nabiyi
(of) the Prophet
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَجْهَرُوا
tajharu
be loud
لَهُ
lahu
to him
بِالْقَوْلِ
bil-qawli
in speech
كَجَهْرِ
kajahri
like (the) loudness
بَعْضِكُمْ
ba'dikum
(of) some of you
لِبَعْضٍ
liba'din
to others
أَن
an
lest
تَحْبَطَ
tahbata
become worthless
أَعْمَالُكُمْ
a'malukum
your deeds
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
لَا
la
(do) not
تَشْعُرُونَ
tash'uruna
perceive

Transliteration

Yaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa tarfa'ooo aswaatakum fawqa sawtin Nabiyi wa laa tajharoo lahoo bilqawli kajahri ba'dikum liba 'din an tahbata a 'maalukum wa antum laa tash'uroon

Translation

O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O those who have faith in Allah and follow whatever He legislates! Show good manners with His Messenger: do not raise your voices in his presence nor speak loudly to him out of respect for him, like you raise your voices to each other whilst talking to them. It is feared that the rewards of your deeds are nullified if you do so, whilst you do not realise they have been nullified.

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

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