Surah Al-Qalam 68:9 — translation and meaning

القلم · Verse 9 / 52 · Page 564

وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

Word by Word

وَدُّوا
waddu
They wish
لَوْ
law
that
تُدْهِنُ
tud'hinu
you should compromise
فَيُدْهِنُونَ
fayud'hinuna
so they would compromise

Transliteration

Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon

Translation

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They wish that you were soft and compromising towards them in matters of religion, so they can be soft and kind to you in return.

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

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