Surah Al-Layl 92:8 — translation and meaning

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وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى

Word by Word

وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
But as for
مَن
man
(him) who
بَخِلَ
bakhila
withholds
وَاسْتَغْنَى
wa-is'taghna
and considers himself free from need

Transliteration

Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

Translation

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And as for the one who is miserly with his wealth and does not spend it in the avenues necessary for him to spend in, thinking himself to be in no need of Allah and not asking Allah for any of His grace.

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

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"But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need" — Al-Layl 92:8