Surah As-Saf (الصف) • The Ranks

Quran 61:8

61:8

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

yurīdūna liyuṭ'fiū nūra l-lahi bi-afwāhihim wal-lahu mutimmu nūrihi walaw kariha l-kāfirūna

They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

— Saheeh International

they wish to put His light out with their mouths. But He will perfect His light, even though the disbelievers hate it;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They intend to put out the Light of Allâh (i.e. the Religion of Islâm, this Qur’ân, and the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with their mouths. But Allâh will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

يُرِيدُونَyurīdūnaThey intend
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟liyuṭ'fiūto put out
نُورَnūra(the) light
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْbi-afwāhihimwith their mouths
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut Allah
مُتِمُّmutimmuwill perfect
نُورِهِۦnūrihiHis Light
وَلَوْwalawalthough
كَرِهَkarihadislike
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers