Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:8 — translation and meaning

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ۚ يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
They say
لَئِن
la-in
If
رَّجَعْنَا
raja'na
we return
إِلَى
ila
to
الْمَدِينَةِ
al-madinati
Al-Madinah
لَيُخْرِجَنَّ
layukh'rijanna
surely will expel
الْأَعَزُّ
al-a'azu
the more honorable
مِنْهَا
min'ha
from it
الْأَذَلَّ
al-adhala
the more humble
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
But for Allah
الْعِزَّةُ
al-'izatu
(is) the honor
وَلِرَسُولِهِ
walirasulihi
and for His Messenger
وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
walil'mu'minina
and for the believers
وَلَكِنَّ
walakinna
but
الْمُنَافِقِينَ
al-munafiqina
the hypocrites
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know

Transliteration

Yaqooloona la'ir raja'naaa ilal madeenati la yukhrijanal a'azzu minhal azall; wa lillaahil 'izzatu wa li Rasoolihee wa lilmu'mineena wa laakinnal munaafiqeena laa ya'lamoon

Translation

They say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Their leader, Abdullah bin Ubayy, says: If we return to Madina, the mighty - which is me and my people - will drive out the weak - which is Muhammad and his companions. To Allah alone belongs all might and to His Messenger and to the believers, and not to Abdullah bin Ubayy and his followers. But the hypocrites do not know that might belongs to Allah and to His Messenger and to the believers.

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

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