Quran 9:59 — At-Tawba, verse 59
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If only they would be content with what God and His Messenger have given them, and say, ‘God is enough for us- He will give us some of His bounty and so will His Messenger- to God alone we turn in hope.’
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَرَسُولُهُ إِنَّا إِلَى اللَّهِ رَاغِبُونَ
walaw annahum raḍū mā ātāhumu l-lahu warasūluhu waqālū ḥasbunā l-lahu sayu'tīnā l-lahu min faḍlihi warasūluhu innā ilā l-lahi rāghibūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O were they well-pleased with what God and His Messenger have brought them, saying, 'Enough for us is God; God will bring us of His bounty, and His Messenger; to God we humbly turn.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And yet, [it would be but for their own good] if they were to content themselves with what God has given them and [caused] His Apostle [to give them], and would say, "God is enough for us! God will give us [whatever He wills] out of His bounty, and [will cause] His Apostle [to give us, too]: verily, unto God alone do we turn with hope!"
- Sahih International
- If only they had been satisfied with what Allāh and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allāh; Allāh will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allāh," [it would have been better for them].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْwalaw | And if | — |
| 2 | أَنَّهُمْannahum | [that] they | — |
| 3 | رَضُوا۟raḍū | (were) satisfied | رضو |
| 4 | مَآmā | (with) what | — |
| 5 | ءَاتَىٰهُمُātāhumu | Allah gave them | أتي |
| 6 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah gave them | أله |
| 7 | وَرَسُولُهُۥwarasūluhu | and His Messenger | رسل |
| 8 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | and said | قول |
| 9 | حَسْبُنَاḥasbunā | Sufficient for us | حسب |
| 10 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (is) Allah | أله |
| 11 | سَيُؤْتِينَاsayu'tīnā | Allah will give us | أتي |
| 12 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah will give us | أله |
| 13 | مِنmin | of | — |
| 14 | فَضْلِهِۦfaḍlihi | His Bounty | فضل |
| 15 | وَرَسُولُهُۥٓwarasūluhu | and His Messenger | رسل |
| 16 | إِنَّآinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 17 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 18 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 19 | رَٰغِبُونَrāghibūna | turn our hopes | رغب |