Surah Fussilat 41:31 — translation and meaning

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ۖ نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
نَحْنُ
nahnu
We
أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ
awliyaukum
(are) your protectors
فِي
fi
in
الْحَيَاةِ
al-hayati
the life
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَفِي
wafi
and in
الْآخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
the Hereafter
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
And for you
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
مَا
ma
whatever
تَشْتَهِي
tashtahi
desire
أَنفُسُكُمْ
anfusukum
your souls
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
مَا
ma
what
تَدَّعُونَ
tadda'una
you ask

Transliteration

Nahnu awliyaaa'ukum fil hayaatid dunyaa wa fil Aakhirati wa lakum feehaa maa tashtaheee anfusukum wa lakum feehaa ma tadda'oon

Translation

We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“We were your friends in the worldly life; we used to correct you and protect you, and we will also be your friends in the Hereafter, so our friendship with you is continuous. In Paradise, you will be able to fulfil whatever your hearts desire and crave, and you will get whatever you seek.”

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

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