Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:10 — translation and meaning

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وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Word by Word

وَأَنفِقُوا
wa-anfiqu
And spend
مِن
min
from
مَّا
ma
what
رَزَقْنَاكُم
razaqnakum
We have provided you
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِيَ
yatiya
comes
أَحَدَكُمُ
ahadakumu
(to) one of you
الْمَوْتُ
al-mawtu
the death
فَيَقُولَ
fayaqula
and he says
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
لَوْلَا
lawla
Why not
أَخَّرْتَنِي
akhartani
You delay me
إِلَى
ila
for
أَجَلٍ
ajalin
a term
قَرِيبٍ
qaribin
near
فَأَصَّدَّقَ
fa-assaddaqa
so I would give charity
وَأَكُن
wa-akun
and be
مِّنَ
mina
among
الصَّالِحِينَ
al-salihina
the righteous

Transliteration

Wa anifqoo mim maa razaqnaakum min qabli any-yaatiya ahadakumul mawtu fa yaqoola rabbi law laaa akhkhartaneee ilaaa ajalin qareebin fa assaddaqa wa akum minassaaliheen

Translation

And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Spend from the wealth that Allah has provided to you before death comes to one of you and he says to his Lord: Lord, if only You would reprieve me for a short while, I would give charity from my wealth in Allah’s path and I would be one of Allah’s righteous servants whose actions are righteous.

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

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