Quran 76:8 — Al-Insaan, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they give food to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, though they love it themselves,
وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا
wayuṭ'ʿimūna l-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihi mis'kīnan wayatīman wa-asīran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- they give food, for the love of Him, to the needy, the orphan, the captive:
- Muhammad Asad
- and who give food - however great be their own want of it - unto the needy, and the orphan, and the captive,
- Sahih International
- And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيُطْعِمُونَwayuṭ'ʿimūna | And they feed | طعم |
| 2 | ٱلطَّعَامَl-ṭaʿāma | the food | طعم |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | in spite of | — |
| 4 | حُبِّهِۦḥubbihi | love (for) it | حبب |
| 5 | مِسْكِينًۭاmis'kīnan | (to the) needy | سكن |
| 6 | وَيَتِيمًۭاwayatīman | and (the) orphan | يتم |
| 7 | وَأَسِيرًاwa-asīran | and (the) captive | أسر |