Quran 58:9 — Al-Mujaadila, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
You who believe, when you converse in secret, do not do so in a way that is sinful, hostile, and disobedient to the Messenger, but in a way that is good and mindful [of God]. Be mindful of God, to whom you will all be gathered.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا تَنَاجَيْتُمْ فَلَا تَتَنَاجَوْا بِالْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ الرَّسُولِ وَتَنَاجَوْا بِالْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā tanājaytum falā tatanājaw bil-ith'mi wal-ʿud'wāni wamaʿṣiyati l-rasūli watanājaw bil-biri wal-taqwā wa-ittaqū l-laha alladhī ilayhi tuḥ'sharūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, when you conspire secretly, then conspire not together in sin and enmity and disobedience to the Messenger, but conspire in piety and godfearing. Fear God, unto whom you shall be mustered.
- Muhammad Asad
- [Hence,] O you who have attained to faith, when you do hold secret confabulations, do not conspire with one another with a view to sinful doings, and aggressive conduct, and disobedience to the Apostle, but [rather] hold counsel in the cause of virtue and God-consciousness: and [always] remain conscious of God, unto whom you all shall be gathered.
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse about righteousness and piety. And fear Allāh, to whom you will be gathered.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you who believe | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | O you who believe | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū | O you who believe | أمن |
| 4 | إِذَاidhā | When | — |
| 5 | تَنَـٰجَيْتُمْtanājaytum | you hold secret counsel | نجو |
| 6 | فَلَاfalā | then (do) not | — |
| 7 | تَتَنَـٰجَوْا۟tatanājaw | hold secret counsel | نجو |
| 8 | بِٱلْإِثْمِbil-ith'mi | for sin | أثم |
| 9 | وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِwal-ʿud'wāni | and aggression | عدو |
| 10 | وَمَعْصِيَتِwamaʿṣiyati | and disobedience | عصي |
| 11 | ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūli | (to) the Messenger | رسل |
| 12 | وَتَنَـٰجَوْا۟watanājaw | but hold secret counsel | نجو |
| 13 | بِٱلْبِرِّbil-biri | for righteousness | برر |
| 14 | وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖwal-taqwā | and piety | وقي |
| 15 | وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqū | And fear | وقي |
| 16 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 17 | ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī | the One Who | — |
| 18 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to Him | — |
| 19 | تُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūna | you will be gathered | حشر |