Surah Al-Hujurat 49:7 — translation and meaning

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ۚ ۚ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ فِيكُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الرَّاشِدُونَ

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ۚ
وَاعْلَمُوا
wa-i'lamu
And know
أَنَّ
anna
that
فِيكُمْ
fikum
among you
رَسُولَ
rasula
(is the) Messenger of Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(is the) Messenger of Allah
لَوْ
law
If
يُطِيعُكُمْ
yuti'ukum
he were to obey you
فِي
fi
in
كَثِيرٍ
kathirin
much
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْأَمْرِ
al-amri
the matter
لَعَنِتُّمْ
la'anittum
surely you would be in difficulty
وَلَكِنَّ
walakinna
but
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
حَبَّبَ
habbaba
has endeared
إِلَيْكُمُ
ilaykumu
to you
الْإِيمَانَ
al-imana
the Faith
وَزَيَّنَهُ
wazayyanahu
and has made it pleasing
فِي
fi
in
قُلُوبِكُمْ
qulubikum
your hearts
وَكَرَّهَ
wakarraha
and has made hateful
إِلَيْكُمُ
ilaykumu
to you
الْكُفْرَ
al-kuf'ra
disbelief
وَالْفُسُوقَ
wal-fusuqa
and defiance
وَالْعِصْيَانَ
wal-'is'yana
and disobedience
أُولَئِكَ
ulaika
Those
هُمُ
humu
(are) they
الرَّاشِدُونَ
al-rashiduna
the guided ones

Transliteration

Wa'lamooo anna feekum Rasoolal laah; law yutee'ukum fee kaseerim minal amrila'anittum wa laakinnal laaha habbaba ilaikumul eemaana wa zaiyanahoo fee quloobikum wa karraha ilaikumul kufra walfusooqa wal'isyaan; ulaaaika humur raashidoon

Translation

And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O believers! Know that amongst you is the Messenger of Allah upon whom revelation descends, so beware of lying in case he receives revelation informing him of your lying. He is better aware of your needs; if he was to obey you in many of the things you suggest, you would surely fall into difficulty which he would not want for you. However, Allah has, through His grace, made faith beloved to you and has beautified it for your hearts and so you accepted it, while making you hate disbelief, disobedience and sin. Those who possess these qualities are the ones who are treading the path of correctness and righteousness.

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

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