Quran 61:8 — As-Saff, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they wish to put His light out with their mouths. But He will perfect His light, even though the disbelievers hate it;
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
yurīdūna liyuṭ'fiū nūra l-lahi bi-afwāhihim wal-lahu mutimmu nūrihi walaw kariha l-kāfirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They desire to extinguish with their mouths, the light of God; but God will perfect His light, though the unbelievers be averse.
- Muhammad Asad
- They aim to extinguish God's light with their utterances: but God has willed to spread His light in all its fullness, however hateful this may be to all who deny the truth
- Sahih International
- They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يُرِيدُونَyurīdūna | They intend | رود |
| 2 | لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟liyuṭ'fiū | to put out | طفأ |
| 3 | نُورَnūra | (the) light | نور |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 5 | بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْbi-afwāhihim | with their mouths | فوه |
| 6 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | but Allah | أله |
| 7 | مُتِمُّmutimmu | will perfect | تمم |
| 8 | نُورِهِۦnūrihi | His Light | نور |
| 9 | وَلَوْwalaw | although | — |
| 10 | كَرِهَkariha | dislike | كره |
| 11 | ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna | the disbelievers | كفر |