Surah Ibrahim 14:12 — translation and meaning

إبراهيم · Verse 12 / 52 · Page 257

ۚ ۚ وَمَا لَنَا أَلَّا نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَانَا سُبُلَنَا وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلَى مَا آذَيْتُمُونَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
وَمَا
wama
And what
لَنَا
lana
(is) for us
أَلَّا
alla
that not
نَتَوَكَّلَ
natawakkala
we put our trust
عَلَى
ala
upon
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَقَدْ
waqad
while certainly
هَدَانَا
hadana
He has guided us
سُبُلَنَا
subulana
to our ways
وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ
walanasbiranna
And surely we will bear with patience
عَلَى
ala
on
مَا
ma
what
آذَيْتُمُونَا
adhaytumuna
harm you may cause us
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
And upon
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
so let put (their) trust
الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
al-mutawakiluna
the ones who put (their) trust

Transliteration

Wa maa lanaa allaa natawakkala 'alal laahi wa qad hadaanaa subulanaa; wa lanasbiranna 'alaa maaa aazaitumoonaa; wa 'alal laahi falyatawakkalil mutawakkiloon

Translation

And why should we not rely upon Allah while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allah let those who would rely [indeed] rely."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

What sort of objection or excuse would cause us to cease having trust in Him? He has guided us to the clearest and most upright path. We will be patient against the harm you caused to us by belying and mocking us. Those who put their trust in Allah will entrust all of their affairs to Him alone.

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

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