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Quran 60:6Al-Mumtahana, verse 6

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

Truly, they are a good example for you [believers] to follow, a good example for those who fear God and the Last Day. If anyone turns away, [remember] God is self-sufficing and worthy of all praise.

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِيهِمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ ۚ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ

laqad kāna lakum fīhim us'watun ḥasanatun liman kāna yarjū l-laha wal-yawma l-ākhira waman yatawalla fa-inna l-laha huwa l-ghaniyu l-ḥamīdu

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Word-by-word analysis of Al-Mumtahana verse 6
#WordMeaningRoot
1لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
2كَانَkāna(there) isكون
3لَكُمْlakumfor you
4فِيهِمْfīhimin them
5أُسْوَةٌus'watunan exampleأسو
6حَسَنَةٌۭḥasanatungoodحسن
7لِّمَنlimanfor (he) who
8كَانَkānaisكون
9يَرْجُوا۟yarjūhopefulرجو
10ٱللَّهَl-laha(in) Allahأله
11وَٱلْيَوْمَwal-yawmaand the Dayيوم
12ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ ۚl-ākhirathe Lastأخر
13وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
14يَتَوَلَّyatawallaturns awayولي
15فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
16ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllahأله
17هُوَhuwaHe
18ٱلْغَنِىُّl-ghaniyu(is) Free of needغني
19ٱلْحَمِيدُl-ḥamīduthe Praiseworthyحمد