Surah At-Tawba 9:128 — translation and meaning

التوبة · Verse 128 / 129 · Page 207

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Word by Word

لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جَاءَكُمْ
jaakum
(has) come to you
رَسُولٌ
rasulun
a Messenger
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ
anfusikum
yourselves
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
Grievous
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
to him
مَا
ma
(is) what
عَنِتُّمْ
anittum
you suffer
حَرِيصٌ
harisun
(he is) concerned
عَلَيْكُم
alaykum
over you
بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ
bil-mu'minina
to the believers
رَءُوفٌ
raufun
(he is) kind
رَّحِيمٌ
rahimun
(and) merciful

Transliteration

Laqad jaaa'akum Rasoolum min anfusikum 'azeezun 'alaihi maa 'anittum hareesun 'alaikum bilmu'mineena ra'oofur raheem

Translation

There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

There has come to you O Arabs, a messenger from among your own selves and from your lineage, who is an Arab like you. What is difficult for you is difficult for him. He is concerned about you, calling you to have faith in your Lord, and he is kind and compassionate with the believers.

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

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