Surah Al-Mujadila 58:10 — translation and meaning

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ۚ إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَى مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيْسَ بِضَارِّهِمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

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ۚ
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
النَّجْوَى
al-najwa
the secret counsels
مِنَ
mina
(are) from
الشَّيْطَانِ
al-shaytani
the Shaitaan
لِيَحْزُنَ
liyahzuna
that he may grieve
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
وَلَيْسَ
walaysa
but not
بِضَارِّهِمْ
bidarrihim
he (can) harm them
شَيْئًا
shayan
(in) anything
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (Allah's) permission
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(by) Allah's (permission)
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
And upon
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
let put (their) trust
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers

Transliteration

Innaman najwaa minash shaitaani liyahzunal lazeena aamanoo wa laisa bidaaarrihim shai'an illaa bi-iznil laah; wa 'alal laahi falyatawakkalil mu'minoon

Translation

Private conversation is only from Satan that he may grieve those who have believed, but he will not harm them at all except by permission of Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Secret discussions that contain sin, inciting enmity and disobedience to the Messenger are only the result of Satan adorning and whispering to his associates, so that he can cause grief to the believers that they are being plotted against. However, neither Satan nor his beautification of things will harm the believers in any way, except if Allah wills and intends it. So it is upon Allah that the believers should rely in all their affairs.

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

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