Quran 57:10 — Al-Hadid, verse 10
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Why should you not give for God’s cause when God alone will inherit what is in the heavens and earth? Those who gave and fought before the triumph are not like others: they are greater in rank than those who gave and fought afterwards. But God has promised a good reward to all of them: God is fully aware of all that you do.
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تُنْفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَاثُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا يَسْتَوِي مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ مِنْ قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَقَاتَلَ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَنْفَقُوا مِنْ بَعْدُ وَقَاتَلُوا ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
wamā lakum allā tunfiqū fī sabīli l-lahi walillahi mīrāthu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi lā yastawī minkum man anfaqa min qabli l-fatḥi waqātala ulāika aʿẓamu darajatan mina alladhīna anfaqū min baʿdu waqātalū wakullan waʿada l-lahu l-ḥus'nā wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna khabīrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- How is it with you, that you expend not in the way of God, and to God belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Not equal is he among you who spent, and who fought before the victory; those are mightier in rank than they who spent and fought afterwards; and unto each God has promised the reward most fair; and God is aware of the things you do.
- Muhammad Asad
- And why should you not spend freely in the cause of God, seeing that God’s [alone] is the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal are those of you who spent and fought [in God’s cause] before the Victory [and those who did not do so]: they are of a higher rank than those who would spend and fight [only] after it - although God has promised the ultimate good to all [who strive in His cause]. and god is aware of that you do.
- Sahih International
- And why do you not spend in the cause of Allāh while to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allāh has promised the best [reward]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Aware.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And what | — |
| 2 | لَكُمْlakum | (is) for you | — |
| 3 | أَلَّاallā | that not | — |
| 4 | تُنفِقُوا۟tunfiqū | you spend | نفق |
| 5 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 6 | سَبِيلِsabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَلِلَّهِwalillahi | while for Allah | أله |
| 9 | مِيرَٰثُmīrāthu | (is the) heritage | ورث |
| 10 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | (of) the heavens | سمو |
| 11 | وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍi | and the earth | أرض |
| 12 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 13 | يَسْتَوِىyastawī | are equal | سوي |
| 14 | مِنكُمminkum | among you | — |
| 15 | مَّنْman | (those) who | — |
| 16 | أَنفَقَanfaqa | spent | نفق |
| 17 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 18 | قَبْلِqabli | before | قبل |
| 19 | ٱلْفَتْحِl-fatḥi | the victory | فتح |
| 20 | وَقَـٰتَلَ ۚwaqātala | and fought | قتل |
| 21 | أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāika | Those | — |
| 22 | أَعْظَمُaʿẓamu | (are) greater | عظم |
| 23 | دَرَجَةًۭdarajatan | (in) degree | درج |
| 24 | مِّنَmina | than | — |
| 25 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 26 | أَنفَقُوا۟anfaqū | spent | نفق |
| 27 | مِنۢmin | afterwards | — |
| 28 | بَعْدُbaʿdu | afterwards | بعد |
| 29 | وَقَـٰتَلُوا۟ ۚwaqātalū | and fought | قتل |
| 30 | وَكُلًّۭاwakullan | But to all | كلل |
| 31 | وَعَدَwaʿada | Allah has promised | وعد |
| 32 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah has promised | أله |
| 33 | ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚl-ḥus'nā | the best | حسن |
| 34 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 35 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 36 | تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna | you do | عمل |
| 37 | خَبِيرٌۭkhabīrun | (is) All-Aware | خبر |