Surah Al-Insan 76:8 — translation and meaning

الإنسان · Verse 8 / 31 · Page 579

وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا

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وَيُطْعِمُونَ
wayut'imuna
And they feed
الطَّعَامَ
al-ta'ama
the food
عَلَى
ala
in spite of
حُبِّهِ
hubbihi
love (for) it
مِسْكِينًا
mis'kinan
(to the) needy
وَيَتِيمًا
wayatiman
and (the) orphan
وَأَسِيرًا
wa-asiran
and (the) captive

Transliteration

Wa yut''imoonat ta'aama 'alaa hubbihee miskeenanw wa yatemanw wa aseeraa

Translation

And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They also feed food, despite being in the state of loving food due to being needy and desirous of it. They feed it to the poor, orphans and captives.

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

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