Surah At-Tawba 9:41 — translation and meaning

التوبة · Verse 41 / 129 · Page 194

ۚ انفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
انفِرُوا
infiru
Go forth
خِفَافًا
khifafan
light
وَثِقَالًا
wathiqalan
or heavy
وَجَاهِدُوا
wajahidu
and strive
بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ
bi-amwalikum
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَلِكُمْ
dhalikum
That
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
know

Transliteration

Infiroo khifaafanw wa siqaalanw wa jaahidoo bi amwaalikum wa anfusikum fee sabeelil laah; zaalikum khairul lakum in kuntum ta'lamoon

Translation

Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

March forth O believers, striving for the cause of Allah in hardship and in ease, whether you are young or old, striving with your wealth and selves, because going out and striving with your wealth and your selves is of more benefit in the life of this world and in the Afterlife than sitting at home and becoming attached to your wealth and persons. If you truly know this, then be eager to obey.

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

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