Quran 8:28 — Al-Anfaal, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Be aware that your possessions and your children are only a test, and that there is a tremendous reward with God.
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
wa-iʿ'lamū annamā amwālukum wa-awlādukum fit'natun wa-anna l-laha ʿindahu ajrun ʿaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and know that your wealth and your children are a trial, and that with God is a mighty wage.
- Muhammad Asad
- and know that your worldly goods and your children are but a trial and a temptation, and that with God there is a tremendous reward.
- Sahih International
- And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allāh has with Him a great reward.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamū | And know | علم |
| 2 | أَنَّمَآannamā | that | — |
| 3 | أَمْوَٰلُكُمْamwālukum | your wealth | مول |
| 4 | وَأَوْلَـٰدُكُمْwa-awlādukum | and your children | ولد |
| 5 | فِتْنَةٌۭfit'natun | (are) a trial | فتن |
| 6 | وَأَنَّwa-anna | And that | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | عِندَهُۥٓʿindahu | with Him | عند |
| 9 | أَجْرٌajrun | (is) a reward | أجر |
| 10 | عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun | great | عظم |