Quran 8:69 — Al-Anfaal, verse 69
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So enjoy in a good and lawful manner the things you have gained in war and be mindful of God: He is forgiving and merciful.
فَكُلُوا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
fakulū mimmā ghanim'tum ḥalālan ṭayyiban wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Eat of what you have taken as booty, such as is lawful and good; and fear you God; surely God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- Enjoy, then, all that is lawful and good among the things which you have gained in war, and remain conscious of God: verily, God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
- Sahih International
- So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَكُلُوا۟fakulū | So eat | أكل |
| 2 | مِمَّاmimmā | from what | — |
| 3 | غَنِمْتُمْghanim'tum | you got as war booty | غنم |
| 4 | حَلَـٰلًۭاḥalālan | lawful | حلل |
| 5 | طَيِّبًۭا ۚṭayyiban | (and) good | طيب |
| 6 | وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqū | and fear | وقي |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَ ۚl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 9 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 10 | غَفُورٌۭghafūrun | (is) Oft-Forgiving | غفر |
| 11 | رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |