Quran 22:38 — Al-Hajj, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God will defend the believers; God does not love the unfaithful or the ungrateful.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ
inna l-laha yudāfiʿu ʿani alladhīna āmanū inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu kulla khawwānin kafūrin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Assuredly God will defend those who believe; surely God loves not any ungrateful traitor.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, God will ward off [all evil] from those who attain to faith; [and,] verily, God does not love anyone who betrays his trust and is bereft of gratitude.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Allāh defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 3 | يُدَٰفِعُyudāfiʿu | defends | دفع |
| 4 | عَنِʿani | defends | — |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 6 | ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗāmanū | believe | أمن |
| 7 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 8 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 9 | لَاlā | (does) not | — |
| 10 | يُحِبُّyuḥibbu | like | حبب |
| 11 | كُلَّkulla | every | كلل |
| 12 | خَوَّانٍۢkhawwānin | treacherous | خون |
| 13 | كَفُورٍkafūrin | ungrateful | كفر |