Sura 8: Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War) - Quran Inspector

In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) nameٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniMost Gracious,ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmiMost Merciful.

[8:1] They consult you about the spoils of war. Say, "The spoils of war belong to GOD and the messenger." You shall observe GOD, exhort one another to be righteous, and obey GOD and His messenger, if you are believers.

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَyasalūnakaThey ask youعَنِʿaniaboutٱلْأَنفَالِl-anfālithe spoils of war.قُلِquliSay,ٱلْأَنفَالُl-anfālu"The spoils of war (are)لِلَّهِlillahifor Godوَٱلرَّسُولِwal-rasūliand the messenger.فَٱتَّقُوا۟fa-ittaqūSo reverence [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَأَصْلِحُوا۟wa-aṣliḥūand set things right / exhort righteousness [you all]ذَاتَdhāta[of]بَيْنِكُمْbaynikumbetween you [all],وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūand obey [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥٓwarasūlahuand His messenger,إِنinifكُنتُمkuntumyou [all] areمُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers." ﴿١﴾

[8:2] The true believers are those whose hearts tremble when GOD is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, their faith is strengthened, and they trust in their Lord.

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnlyٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers (are)ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoإِذَاidhāwhenذُكِرَdhukira[He] was mentioned,ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَجِلَتْwajilat[it] felt fear / trembledقُلُوبُهُمْqulūbuhumtheir hearts,وَإِذَاwa-idhāand whenتُلِيَتْtuliyat[it] was recited عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto themءَايَـٰتُهُۥāyātuhuHis verses / revelationsزَادَتْهُمْzādathumit increased theirإِيمَـٰنًاīmānanfaith,وَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand inرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lordيَتَوَكَّلُونَyatawakkalūnathey put (their) trust. ﴿٢﴾

[8:3] They observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and from our provisions to them, they give to charity.

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whoيُقِيمُونَyuqīmūnathey observeٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَمِمَّاwamimmāand from whatرَزَقْنَـٰهُمْrazaqnāhumwe provided themيُنفِقُونَyunfiqūnathey spend (give charity). ﴿٣﴾

[8:4] Such are the true believers. They attain high ranks at their Lord, as well as forgiveness and a generous provision.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseهُمُhumuthey (are)ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believersحَقًّاḥaqqan(in) truth.لَّهُمْlahumFor them (are)دَرَجَـٰتٌdarajātunranksعِندَʿindawithرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lordوَمَغْفِرَةٌwamaghfiratunand forgivenessوَرِزْقٌwariz'qunand a provisionكَرِيمٌkarīmunnoble / generous. ﴿٤﴾

[8:5] When your Lord willed that you leave your home, to fulfill a specific plan, some believers became exposed as reluctant believers.

كَمَآkamāAsأَخْرَجَكَakhrajaka[He] brought you outرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordمِنۢminfromبَيْتِكَbaytikayour homeبِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin the truth (*truthfully),وَإِنَّwa-innaand indeed,فَرِيقًاfarīqana group / some,مِّنَminaamongٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers (were)لَكَـٰرِهُونَlakārihūnacertainly [ones] unwilling / averse. ﴿٥﴾

[8:6] They argued with you against the truth, even after everything was explained to them. They acted as if they were being driven to certain death.

يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَyujādilūnakaThey argue with youفِىfīconcerningٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe truthبَعْدَbaʿdamāafterمَاmāwhatتَبَيَّنَtabayyanait became clear / evident,كَأَنَّمَاka-annamāas thoughيُسَاقُونَyusāqūnathey are drivenإِلَىilātoٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti[the] deathوَهُمْwahumwhile theyيَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna[they] look. ﴿٦﴾

[8:7] Recall that GOD promised you victory over a certain group, but you still wanted to face the weaker group. It was GOD's plan to establish the truth with His words, and to defeat the disbelievers.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallيَعِدُكُمُyaʿidukumu[He] promised you [all]ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodإِحْدَىiḥ'dāone (of)ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِl-ṭāifataynithe two groupsأَنَّهَاannahāthat it (would be)لَكُمْlakumfor you [all]وَتَوَدُّونَwatawaddūnaand you [all] wishedأَنَّannathatغَيْرَghayraother than (the one)ذَاتِdhātiit possessedٱلشَّوْكَةِl-shawkatithe weapons / mightتَكُونُtakūnuit would beلَكُمْlakumfor you [all].وَيُرِيدُwayurīduBut [He] intendedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodأَنanthatيُحِقَّyuḥiqqaHe establishes / proves trueٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truthبِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦbikalimātihiby His words,وَيَقْطَعَwayaqṭaʿaand He cut offدَابِرَdābira(the) last remnant root (of)ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers. ﴿٧﴾

[8:8] For He has decreed that the truth shall prevail, and the falsehood shall vanish, in spite of the evildoers.

لِيُحِقَّliyuḥiqqaThat He may establish / prove trueٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truthوَيُبْطِلَwayub'ṭilaand He prove falseٱلْبَـٰطِلَl-bāṭilathe falsehood,وَلَوْwalaweven thoughكَرِهَkariha[he] disliked (it)ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals / sinners / evildoers. ﴿٨﴾

[8:9] Thus, when you implored your Lord to come to the rescue, He responded to you: "I am supporting you with one thousand angels in succession."

إِذْidhWhenتَسْتَغِيثُونَtastaghīthūnayou [all] sought / implored for helpرَبَّكُمْrabbakumyour Lordفَٱسْتَجَابَfa-is'tajābaand He answered / respondedلَكُمْlakum[to] you [all],أَنِّىannī"Indeed, I amمُمِدُّكُمmumiddukumOne who reinforces you [all]بِأَلْفٍbi-alfinwith a thousandمِّنَminaofٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِl-malāikatithe angelsمُرْدِفِينَmur'difīna[ones] coming in continuous succession." ﴿٩﴾

[8:10] GOD gave you this good news to strengthen your hearts. Victory comes only from GOD. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

وَمَاwamāAnd notجَعَلَهُjaʿalahu[He] made itٱللَّهُl-lahuGodإِلَّاillābutبُشْرَىٰbush'rāgood newsوَلِتَطْمَئِنَّwalitaṭma-innaand that it may be at peace / satisfy / assureبِهِۦbihiwith itقُلُوبُكُمْqulūbukumyour hearts.وَمَاwamāAnd (there is) notٱلنَّصْرُl-naṣru[the] help / victoryإِلَّاillāexceptمِنْminfromعِندِʿindiatٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿١٠﴾

[8:11] He caused peaceful slumber to overtake you and pacify you, and He sent down water from the sky to clean you therewith. He protected you from the devil's curse, reassured your hearts and strengthened your foothold.

إِذْidhBehold!يُغَشِّيكُمُyughashīkumuHe covers you [all]ٱلنُّعَاسَl-nuʿāsa(with) [the] slumber,أَمَنَةًamanatana securityمِّنْهُmin'hufrom Him,وَيُنَزِّلُwayunazziluand He sends downعَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you [all]مِّنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe skyمَآءًmāanwater,لِّيُطَهِّرَكُمliyuṭahhirakumso that He may purify / clean you [all]بِهِۦbihiwith it,وَيُذْهِبَwayudh'hibaand He takes awayعَنكُمْʿankumfrom you [all]رِجْزَrij'zacurse (of)ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِl-shayṭānithe devil.وَلِيَرْبِطَwaliyarbiṭaAnd that He may strengthenعَلَىٰʿalā[in]قُلُوبِكُمْqulūbikumyour heartsوَيُثَبِّتَwayuthabbitaand He strengthenedبِهِbihiwith itٱلْأَقْدَامَl-aqdāma[the] foothold. ﴿١١﴾

[8:12] Recall that your Lord inspired the angels: "I am with you; so support those who believed. I will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved. You may strike them above the necks, and you may strike even every finger."

إِذْidhRecallيُوحِىyūḥī[He] inspiresرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordإِلَىilātoٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِl-malāikatithe angels,أَنِّىannī"Indeed, I amمَعَكُمْmaʿakumwith you [all],فَثَبِّتُوا۟fathabbitūso strengthen [you all]ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believed.سَأُلْقِىsa-ul'qīI will throw / castفِىfīinقُلُوبِqulūbi(the) hearts (of)ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelievedٱلرُّعْبَl-ruʿ'bathe terror,فَٱضْرِبُوا۟fa-iḍ'ribūso strike [you all]فَوْقَfawqaaboveٱلْأَعْنَاقِl-aʿnāqithe necksوَٱضْرِبُوا۟wa-iḍ'ribūand strike [you all]مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom themكُلَّkullaeveryبَنَانٍbanāninfingertip[s]." ﴿١٢﴾

*8:12-16 All wars are governed by the basic rule in 60:8-9.

[8:13] This is what they have justly incurred by fighting GOD and His messenger. For those who fight against GOD and His messenger, GOD's retribution is severe.

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahumbecause theyشَآقُّوا۟shāqqū[they] turned against / turned hostile / opposed (fought)ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messenger.وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيُشَاقِقِyushāqiqi[he] opposes / fightsٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messenger,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)شَدِيدُshadīdusevere (in)ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi[the] punishment / retribution. ﴿١٣﴾

[8:14] This is to punish the disbelievers; they have incurred the retribution of Hell.

ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat [you all]فَذُوقُوهُfadhūqūhuso taste it [you all].وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd thatلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers (is)عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment / retribution (of)ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire. ﴿١٤﴾

[8:15] O you who believe, if you encounter the disbelievers who have mobilized against you, do not turn back and flee.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed!إِذَاidhāWhen [in the future]لَقِيتُمُlaqītumuyou [all] have metٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelievedزَحْفًاzaḥfanadvancing / mobilizing,فَلَاfalāthen (do) notتُوَلُّوهُمُtuwallūhumuyou [all] turn to themٱلْأَدْبَارَl-adbārathe backs. ﴿١٥﴾

[8:16] Anyone who turns back on that day, except to carry out a battle plan, or to join his group, has incurred wrath from GOD, and his abode is Hell; what a miserable destiny!

وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيُوَلِّهِمْyuwallihimhe turns to themيَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat dayدُبُرَهُۥٓduburahuhis backإِلَّاillāexceptمُتَحَرِّفًاmutaḥarrifan(as) a strategy / planلِّقِتَالٍliqitālinfor battleأَوْaworمُتَحَيِّزًاmutaḥayyizan(to be) one who joinsإِلَىٰilāwithفِئَةٍfi-atina group,فَقَدْfaqadthen certainlyبَآءَbāahe incurredبِغَضَبٍbighaḍabinin (the) wrathمِّنَminaofٱللَّهِl-lahiGodوَمَأْوَىٰهُwamawāhuand his abode (is)جَهَنَّمُjahannamuHell,وَبِئْسَwabi'saand a miserableٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru[the] destination / destiny. ﴿١٦﴾

[8:17] It was not you who killed them; GOD is the One who killed them. It was not you who threw when you threw; GOD is the One who threw. But He thus gives the believers a chance to earn a lot of credit. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

فَلَمْfalamAnd notتَقْتُلُوهُمْtaqtulūhumyou [all] kill them,وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutٱللَّهَl-lahaGodقَتَلَهُمْqatalahumHe killed them.وَمَاwamāAnd notرَمَيْتَramaytayou threwإِذْidhwhenرَمَيْتَramaytayou threw,وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutٱللَّهَl-lahaGodرَمَىٰramāHe threwوَلِيُبْلِىَwaliyub'liyaand that He may testٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believersمِنْهُmin'hufrom Himبَلَآءًbalāan(with) a testحَسَنًاḥasanangood.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)سَمِيعٌsamīʿunHearer,عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscient. ﴿١٧﴾

*8:17 Believing in God necessitates believing in His qualities, one of which is that He is doing everything. Without knowing God, there is no belief (23:84-90). Bad things are incurred by us, and executed by Satan, in accordance with God's laws (4:78-79, 42:30).

[8:18] Additionally, GOD thus nullifies the schemes of the disbelievers.

ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat [you all] (is the case)وَأَنَّwa-annaand that,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)مُوهِنُmūhinuOne who makes weakكَيْدِkaydi(the) plan / scheme (of)ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers. ﴿١٨﴾

[8:19] You sought victory (O disbelievers), and victory did come; it belonged to the believers. If you refrain (from aggression) it would be better for you, but if you return, so will we. Your armies will never help you, no matter how great. For GOD is on the side of the believers.

إِنinIfتَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟tastaftiḥūyou [all] seek victoryفَقَدْfaqadthen alreadyجَآءَكُمُjāakumu[it] came to you [all]ٱلْفَتْحُl-fatḥuthe victory.وَإِنwa-inAnd ifتَنتَهُوا۟tantahūyou [all] refrain,فَهُوَfahuwathen it (is)خَيْرٌkhayrungoodلَّكُمْlakumfor you [all],وَإِنwa-inbut ifتَعُودُوا۟taʿūdūyou [all] return,نَعُدْnaʿudwe will return (too).وَلَنwalanAnd neverتُغْنِىَtugh'niya[it] will availعَنكُمْʿankum[for] you [all]فِئَتُكُمْfi-atukumyour forcesشَيْـًٔاshayananything,وَلَوْwalaweven ifكَثُرَتْkathuratit were numerous.وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd thatٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)مَعَmaʿawithٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers. ﴿١٩﴾

[8:20] O you who believe, obey GOD and His messenger, and do not disregard him while you hear.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed!أَطِيعُوا۟aṭīʿūObey [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messenger.وَلَاwalāAnd notتَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawturn away [you all]عَنْهُʿanhufrom himوَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you [all]تَسْمَعُونَtasmaʿūna[you all] hear. ﴿٢٠﴾

[8:21] Do not be like those who say, "We hear," when they do not hear.

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) notتَكُونُوا۟takūnū[you all] beكَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīnalike those whoقَالُوا۟qālū[they] said,سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nā"We heard,"وَهُمْwahumwhile [they]لَاlānotيَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūna[they] hear. ﴿٢١﴾

[8:22] The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are the deaf and dumb, who do not understand.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,شَرَّsharraworst (of)ٱلدَّوَآبِّl-dawābithe living creaturesعِندَʿindain the sight of ٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (are)ٱلصُّمُّl-ṣumuthe deaf,ٱلْبُكْمُl-buk'muthe dumbٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoلَاlā(do) notيَعْقِلُونَyaʿqilūna[they] understand. ﴿٢٢﴾

[8:23] Had GOD known of any good in them, He would have made them hearers. Even if He made them hearers, they still would turn away in aversion.

وَلَوْwalawAnd ifعَلِمَʿalima[He] knownٱللَّهُl-lahuGodفِيهِمْfīhimin themخَيْرًاkhayranany good,لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْla-asmaʿahumsurely He would have made them hear.وَلَوْwalawAnd ifأَسْمَعَهُمْasmaʿahumHe made them hear,لَتَوَلَّوا۟latawallawsurely they would have turned away,وَّهُمwahumwhile they مُّعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūna[those who] are averse. ﴿٢٣﴾

[8:24] O you who believe, you shall respond to GOD and to the messenger when he invites you to what gives you life.* You should know that GOD is closer to you than your heart, and that before Him you will be summoned.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟is'tajībūRespond [you all]لِلَّهِlillahito Godوَلِلرَّسُولِwalilrrasūliand to the messengerإِذَاidhāwhenدَعَاكُمْdaʿākumhe invited / called you [all]لِمَاlimāto whatيُحْيِيكُمْyuḥ'yīkumit gives you [all] life.وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know [you all]أَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGodيَحُولُyaḥūluHe comes in betweenبَيْنَbayna[between]ٱلْمَرْءِl-mari[the] manوَقَلْبِهِۦwaqalbihiand his heart,وَأَنَّهُۥٓwa-annahuand that [He]إِلَيْهِilayhito Himتُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūnayou [all] will be summoned. ﴿٢٤﴾

*8:24 See Appendix 17. When the righteous exit their bodies, they go straight to Heaven.

[8:25] Beware of a retribution that may not be limited to the evildoers among you.* You should know that GOD's retribution is severe.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear / beware [you all]فِتْنَةًfit'natana trial / retributionلَّاlānotتُصِيبَنَّtuṣībannait will befall / afflictٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoظَلَمُوا۟ẓalamū[they] did wrongمِنكُمْminkumamong you [all]خَآصَّةًkhāṣṣatanexclusively.وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know [you all]أَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)شَدِيدُshadīdusevere (in)ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābithe retribution. ﴿٢٥﴾

*8:25 A community that tolerates homosexuality, for example, may be hit by an earthquake.

[8:26] Remember that you used to be few and oppressed, fearing that the people may snatch you, and He granted you a secure sanctuary, supported you with His victory, and provided you with good provisions, that you may be appreciative.

وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember [you all]إِذْidhwhenأَنتُمْantumyou [all] (were)قَلِيلٌqalīlunfewمُّسْتَضْعَفُونَmus'taḍʿafūna(and) oppressed [ones]فِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthتَخَافُونَtakhāfūna[you all] fearingأَنanthatيَتَخَطَّفَكُمُyatakhaṭṭafakumu[it] snatches you [all]ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe people,فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْfaāwākumthen He sheltered you [all],وَأَيَّدَكُمwa-ayyadakumand He strengthened / supported you [all]بِنَصْرِهِۦbinaṣrihiwith His help / victory,وَرَزَقَكُمwarazaqakumand He provided you [all]مِّنَminaofٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِl-ṭayibātithe good things / provisionsلَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you [all] mayتَشْكُرُونَtashkurūna[you all] be appreciative. ﴿٢٦﴾

[8:27] O you who believe, do not betray GOD and the messenger, and do not betray those who trust you, now that you know.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!لَاlā(Do) notتَخُونُوا۟takhūnūyou [all] betrayٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَٱلرَّسُولَwal-rasūlaand the messenger,وَتَخُونُوٓا۟watakhūnūand you [all] betrayأَمَـٰنَـٰتِكُمْamānātikumyour trustsوَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you [all]تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna[you all] know. ﴿٢٧﴾

[8:28] You should know that your money and your children are a test, and that GOD possesses a great recompense.

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know [you all]أَنَّمَآannamāthat onlyأَمْوَٰلُكُمْamwālukumyour wealthوَأَوْلَـٰدُكُمْwa-awlādukumand your children (are)فِتْنَةٌfit'natuna trial / test. وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd thatٱللَّهَl-lahaGodعِندَهُۥٓʿindahuwith Him (is)أَجْرٌajruna reward / recompenseعَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat. ﴿٢٨﴾

[8:29] O you who believe, if you reverence GOD, He will enlighten you, remit your sins, and forgive you. GOD possesses infinite grace.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed!إِنinIfتَتَّقُوا۟tattaqūyou [all] reverenceٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,يَجْعَلyajʿalHe makes / grantsلَّكُمْlakumfor you [all]فُرْقَانًاfur'qānandistinctionوَيُكَفِّرْwayukaffirand He remitsعَنكُمْʿankumfor you [all]سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْsayyiātikumyour evil deeds / sinsوَيَغْفِرْwayaghfirand He forgivesلَكُمْlakumfor you [all].وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)ذُوdhūPossessor ofٱلْفَضْلِl-faḍli[the] Grace,ٱلْعَظِيمِl-ʿaẓīmithe Great / Infinite. ﴿٢٩﴾

[8:30] The disbelievers plot and scheme to neutralize you, or kill you, or banish you. However, they plot and scheme, but so does GOD. GOD is the best schemer.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd whenيَمْكُرُyamkuru[he] plots / schemesبِكَbikaagainst youٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelievedلِيُثْبِتُوكَliyuth'bitūkathat they may restrain / neutralize youأَوْaworيَقْتُلُوكَyaqtulūkathey kill youأَوْaworيُخْرِجُوكَyukh'rijūkathey banish you.وَيَمْكُرُونَwayamkurūnaAnd they schemeوَيَمْكُرُwayamkuruand (also) [He] schemesٱللَّهُl-lahuGod.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)خَيْرُkhayru(the) best (of)ٱلْمَـٰكِرِينَl-mākirīnathe schemers. ﴿٣٠﴾

*8:30 God chose His final prophet, Muhammad, from the strongest tribe of Arabia. It was tribal laws and traditions that prevented the disbelievers - by God's leave - from killing Muhammad. Similarly, it was God's will to move His Messenger of the Covenant from the Middle East, where he would have been killed, to the U.S.A. where God's message can flourish and reach every corner of the globe. This is mathematically confirmed: the sura & verse numbers= 8+30=19x2.

[8:31] When our revelations are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we wanted to, we could have said the same things. These are no more than tales from the past!"

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenتُتْلَىٰtut'lā[it] is recitedعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto themءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāour verses / revelationsقَالُوا۟qālūthey said,قَدْqad"Verilyسَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāwe (have) heard.لَوْlawifنَشَآءُnashāuwe will / wishلَقُلْنَاlaqul'nāsurely we could have saidمِثْلَmith'lalikeهَـٰذَآhādhāthis.إِنْinNot (is)هَـٰذَآhādhāthisإِلَّآillābutأَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīrutales (of)ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former / past [ones]." ﴿٣١﴾

[8:32] They also said, "Our god, if this is really the truth from You, then shower us with rocks from the sky, or pour upon us a painful punishment."

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallقَالُوا۟qālūthey said,ٱللَّهُمَّl-lahuma"Our god!إِنinIfكَانَkāna[it] wasهَـٰذَاhādhāthisهُوَhuwa[it]ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truthمِنْminfromعِندِكَʿindika[by] Youفَأَمْطِرْfa-amṭirthen rainعَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon usحِجَارَةًḥijāratanrocksمِّنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe skyأَوِawiorٱئْتِنَاi'tinābring upon usبِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābin[of] a punishment / retributionأَلِيمٍalīminpainful." ﴿٣٢﴾

[8:33] However, GOD is not to punish them while you are in their midst; GOD is not to punish them while they are seeking forgiveness.

وَمَاwamāBut notكَانَkāna[He] wasٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلِيُعَذِّبَهُمْliyuʿadhibahumthat He punishes themوَأَنتَwa-antawhile you (are)فِيهِمْfīhimamong them,وَمَاwamāand notكَانَkāna[He] wasٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمُعَذِّبَهُمْmuʿadhibahumOne who punishes themوَهُمْwahumwhile theyيَسْتَغْفِرُونَyastaghfirūna[they] seek forgiveness. ﴿٣٣﴾

[8:34] Have they not deserved GOD's retribution, by repelling others from the Sacred Masjid, even though they are not the custodians thereof? The true custodians thereof are the righteous, but most of them do not know.

وَمَاwamāBut what (is)لَهُمْlahumfor themأَلَّاallāthat notيُعَذِّبَهُمُyuʿadhibahumu[He] (should) punish themٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَهُمْwahumwhile theyيَصُدُّونَyaṣuddūna[they] hinder / repel (people)عَنِʿanifromٱلْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiThe Masjidٱلْحَرَامِl-ḥarāmiThe Sacred,وَمَاwamāwhile notكَانُوٓا۟kānūthey wereأَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓawliyāahuits guardians / custodians?إِنْinNot (are)أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓawliyāuhuits guardians / custodiansإِلَّاillāexceptٱلْمُتَّقُونَl-mutaqūnathe righteous [ones],وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutأَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahummost of themلَاlā(do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna[they] know. ﴿٣٤﴾

[8:35] Their Contact Prayers (Salat) at the shrine (Ka'bah) were no more than a mockery and a means of repelling the people (by crowding them out). Therefore, suffer the retribution for your disbelief.

وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkāna[it] wasصَلَاتُهُمْṣalātuhumtheir Contact Prayers (Salat)عِندَʿindaatٱلْبَيْتِl-baytithe House (Ka'bah)إِلَّاillāexceptمُكَآءًmukāanflamboyancy* (mockery)وَتَصْدِيَةًwataṣdiyatanand a means of repelling / seeking attention.فَذُوقُوا۟fadhūqūSo taste [you all]ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe retributionبِمَاbimābecauseكُنتُمْkuntumyou [all] used toتَكْفُرُونَtakfurūna[you all] disbelieve. ﴿٣٥﴾

*8:35 All religious practices in Islam came to us through Abraham; when the Quran was revealed, all rites in "Submission" were already in existence (21:73, 22:78).

[8:36] Those who disbelieve spend their money to repel others from the way of GOD. They will spend it, then it will turn into sorrow and remorse for them. Ultimately, they will be defeated, and all disbelievers will be summoned to Hell.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,يُنفِقُونَyunfiqūnathey spendأَمْوَٰلَهُمْamwālahumtheir wealthلِيَصُدُّوا۟liyaṣuddūthat they may hinder / repel (people)عَنʿanfromسَبِيلِsabīli(the) wayٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَاfasayunfiqūnahāSo they will spend it,ثُمَّthummathenتَكُونُtakūnuit will beعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimfor themحَسْرَةًḥasratana regret / sorrow,ثُمَّthummathenيُغْلَبُونَyugh'labūnathey will be overcome.وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoكَفَرُوٓا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,إِلَىٰilātoجَهَنَّمَjahannamaHellيُحْشَرُونَyuḥ'sharūnathey will be summoned. ﴿٣٦﴾

*8:36 The idol worshiping leaders of corrupted Islam, Saudi Arabia, have allocated huge sums of money annually to fight God and His miracle. For example, the famous Lebanese publisher Dãr Al-'Ilm Lil-Malãyîn (Knowledge for the Millions) published the Arabic version of "The Miracle of the Quran" in March 1983. The Saudis bought all the copies and destroyed them.

[8:37] GOD will sift away the bad from the good, then pile the bad on top of each other, all in one pile, then throw it in Hell. Such are the losers.

لِيَمِيزَliyamīzaThat [He] may distinguish / sift awayٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe badمِنَminafromٱلطَّيِّبِl-ṭayibithe good,وَيَجْعَلَwayajʿalaand He placesٱلْخَبِيثَl-khabīthathe badبَعْضَهُۥbaʿḍahusome of itعَلَىٰʿalāonبَعْضٍbaʿḍinsome (others)فَيَرْكُمَهُۥfayarkumahuthen He piles it upجَمِيعًاjamīʿanall together,فَيَجْعَلَهُۥfayajʿalahuthen He places themفِىfīinجَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell.أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseهُمُhumuthey (are)ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَl-khāsirūnathe losers. ﴿٣٧﴾

[8:38] Tell those who disbelieved: if they stop, all their past will be forgiven. But if they return, they will incur the same fate as their previous counterparts.

قُلqulSayلِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoكَفَرُوٓا۟kafarū[they] disbelievedإِنinifيَنتَهُوا۟yantahūthey cease / stopيُغْفَرْyugh'farHe will forgiveلَهُمlahumfor themمَّاmāwhatقَدْqadalreadyسَلَفَsalafait passed.وَإِنwa-inBut ifيَعُودُوا۟yaʿūdūthey returnفَقَدْfaqadthen alreadyمَضَتْmaḍat[it] preceded / gone forthسُنَّتُsunnatu(the) examples / precedents ofٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former / past [ones]. ﴿٣٨﴾

[8:39] You shall fight them to ward off oppression, and to practice your religion devoted to GOD alone. If they refrain from aggression, then GOD is fully Seer of everything they do.

وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْwaqātilūhumAnd fight them [you all]حَتَّىٰḥattāuntilلَاlānotتَكُونَtakūnathere beفِتْنَةٌfit'natunoppressionوَيَكُونَwayakūnaand [it] isٱلدِّينُl-dīnuthe religionكُلُّهُۥkulluhuall of itلِلَّهِlillahifor God.فَإِنِfa-iniBut ifٱنتَهَوْا۟intahawthey cease / stopفَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)بِمَاbimāof whatيَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnathey doبَصِيرٌbaṣīrunSeer. ﴿٣٩﴾

[8:40] If they turn away, then you should know that GOD is your Lord and Master; the best Lord and Master, the best supporter.

وَإِنwa-inAnd ifتَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turned awayفَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamūthen know [you all]أَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)مَوْلَىٰكُمْmawlākumyour Protector / Lord and Masterنِعْمَniʿ'maexcellent / bestٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā[the] Protector / Lord and Masterوَنِعْمَwaniʿ'maand excellent / best (is)ٱلنَّصِيرُl-naṣīru[the] Helper / Supporter. ﴿٤٠﴾

[8:41] You should know that if you gain any spoils in war, one-fifth shall go to GOD and the messenger, to be given to the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien. You will do this if you believe in GOD and in what we revealed to our servant on the day of decision, the day the two armies clashed. GOD is Omnipotent.

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know [you all]أَنَّمَاannamāthat whatغَنِمْتُمghanim'tumyou [all] obtained as spoils of warمِّنminofشَىْءٍshayinanything,فَأَنَّfa-annathen that,لِلَّهِlillahifor God (is)خُمُسَهُۥkhumusahuone-fifth of itوَلِلرَّسُولِwalilrrasūliand for the messengerوَلِذِىwalidhīand for a possessor ofٱلْقُرْبَىٰl-qur'bā[the] near relatives,وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰwal-yatāmāand the orphans,وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy / poor,وَٱبْنِwa-ib'niand son (of)*ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīlithe path / road (*and the traveling alien),إِنinifكُنتُمْkuntumyou [all] hadءَامَنتُمāmantum[you all] believedبِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin God,وَمَآwamāand (in) whatأَنزَلْنَاanzalnāwe sent downعَلَىٰʿalātoعَبْدِنَاʿabdināour servantيَوْمَyawma(on the) day (of)ٱلْفُرْقَانِl-fur'qānithe distinction / decision,يَوْمَyawma(the) dayٱلْتَقَىl-taqā(when) [it] metٱلْجَمْعَانِl-jamʿānithe two armies.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Godعَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkullieveryشَىْءٍshayinthing (is)قَدِيرٌqadīrunOmnipotent. ﴿٤١﴾

[8:42] Recall that you were on this side of the valley, while they were on the other side. Then their caravan had to move to lower ground. Had you planned it this way, you could not have done it. But GOD was to carry out a predetermined matter, whereby those destined to be annihilated were annihilated for an obvious reason, and those destined to be saved were saved for an obvious reason. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

إِذْidhWhenأَنتُمantumyou [all] (were)بِٱلْعُدْوَةِbil-ʿud'wation the side (of the valley), ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe lowerوَهُمwahumand they (were)بِٱلْعُدْوَةِbil-ʿud'wation the side, ٱلْقُصْوَىٰl-quṣ'wāthe farther side,وَٱلرَّكْبُwal-rakbuand the caravanأَسْفَلَasfala(was) lowerمِنكُمْminkumthan you [all].وَلَوْwalawAnd ifتَوَاعَدتُّمْtawāʿadttumyou [all] made an appointment / plannedلَٱخْتَلَفْتُمْla-ikh'talaftumsurely you [all] would have differedفِىfīinٱلْمِيعَـٰدِl-mīʿādithe promise / appointment / plan. وَلَـٰكِنwalākinButلِّيَقْضِىَliyaqḍiyathat [He] may accomplish / fulfillٱللَّهُl-lahuGodأَمْرًاamrana matter / commandكَانَkānait wasمَفْعُولًاmafʿūlandone / fulfilled / predeterminedلِّيَهْلِكَliyahlikathat [He] may destroy / annihilateمَنْman(those) whoهَلَكَhalaka[He] destroyed / annihilatedعَنۢʿanforبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatina clear / obvious (reason)وَيَحْيَىٰwayaḥyāand [he] livesمَنْman(those) whoحَىَّḥayya(were to) liveعَنۢʿanforبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatina clear / obvious (reason).وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)لَسَمِيعٌlasamīʿunsurely Hearer,عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscient. ﴿٤٢﴾

[8:43] GOD made them appear in your dream (O Muhammad) fewer in number. Had He made them appear more numerous, you would have failed, and you would have disputed among yourselves. But GOD saved the situation. He is Knower of the innermost thoughts.

إِذْidhBehold!يُرِيكَهُمُyurīkahumu[He] shows you themٱللَّهُl-lahuGodفِىfīinمَنَامِكَmanāmikayour dreamقَلِيلًاqalīlan(as) few,وَلَوْwalawand ifأَرَىٰكَهُمْarākahumHe showed you themكَثِيرًاkathīran(as) manyلَّفَشِلْتُمْlafashil'tumsurely you [all] would have lost courageوَلَتَنَـٰزَعْتُمْwalatanāzaʿtumand surely you [all] would have disputedفِىfīinٱلْأَمْرِl-amrithe matter,وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutٱللَّهَl-lahaGodسَلَّمَsallama[He] saved / pacified (you).إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmunKnowerبِذَاتِbidhātiof (what) [it] possessedٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe hearts / minds. ﴿٤٣﴾

[8:44] And when the time came and you faced them, He made them appear fewer in your eyes, and made you appear fewer in their eyes as well. For GOD willed to carry out a certain plan. All decisions are made by GOD.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd behold!يُرِيكُمُوهُمْyurīkumūhumHe shows you [all] them,إِذِidhiwhen [in the past]ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْl-taqaytumyou [all] metفِىٓfīinأَعْيُنِكُمْaʿyunikumyour eyesقَلِيلًاqalīlan(as) fewوَيُقَلِّلُكُمْwayuqallilukumand He makes you [all] (appear as) fewفِىٓfīinأَعْيُنِهِمْaʿyunihimtheir eyesلِيَقْضِىَliyaqḍiyathat [He] may accomplish / complete / fulfillٱللَّهُl-lahuGodأَمْرًاamrana matter / commandكَانَkānait wasمَفْعُولًاmafʿūlan(already) done / fulfilled.وَإِلَىwa-ilāAnd toٱللَّهِl-lahiGodتُرْجَعُtur'jaʿu[it] returnsٱلْأُمُورُl-umūruall matters. ﴿٤٤﴾

[8:45] O you who believe, when you encounter an army, you shall hold fast and commemorate GOD frequently, that you may succeed.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed!إِذَاidhāWhen [in the future]لَقِيتُمْlaqītumyou [all] metفِئَةًfi-atana force / army,فَٱثْبُتُوا۟fa-uth'butūthen be firm [you all] وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūand remember / commemorate [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَثِيرًاkathīranmuch / frequent,لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you [all] mayتُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna[you all] succeed. ﴿٤٥﴾

[8:46] You shall obey GOD and His messenger, and do not dispute among yourselves, lest you fail and scatter your strength. You shall steadfastly persevere. GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere.

وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿūAnd obey [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messenger,وَلَاwalāand (do) notتَنَـٰزَعُوا۟tanāzaʿū[you all] disputeفَتَفْشَلُوا۟fatafshalūlest you [all] lose courageوَتَذْهَبَwatadhhabaand [it] departs / takes away / scattersرِيحُكُمْrīḥukumyour strength / spirit,وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟wa-iṣ'birūand be steadfast [you all].إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)مَعَmaʿawithٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَl-ṣābirīnathe steadfast ones. ﴿٤٦﴾

[8:47] Do not be like those who left their homes grudgingly, only to show off, and in fact discouraged others from following the path of GOD. GOD is fully aware of everything they do.

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) notتَكُونُوا۟takūnū[you all] beكَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīnalike those whoخَرَجُوا۟kharajūthey departمِنminfromدِيَـٰرِهِمdiyārihimtheir homesبَطَرًاbaṭaranboastfully / flauntinglyوَرِئَآءَwariāaand to be seen / showing off (to)ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people,وَيَصُدُّونَwayaṣuddūnaand [they] hinder (discourage)عَنʿanfromسَبِيلِsabīli(the) pathٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)بِمَاbimāin whatيَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnathey doمُحِيطٌmuḥīṭunfully aware. ﴿٤٧﴾

[8:48] The devil had adorned their works in their eyes, and said, "You cannot be defeated by any people today," and "I will be fighting along with you." But as soon as the two armies faced each other, he turned back on his heels and fled, saying, "I disown you. I see what you do not see. I am afraid of GOD. GOD's retribution is awesome."

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallزَيَّنَzayyana[he] adornedلَهُمُlahumufor themٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe devilأَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deedsوَقَالَwaqālaand he said,لَاlā"No (one)غَالِبَghāliba(can) overcomeلَكُمُlakumu[to] you [all]ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatodayمِنَminafromٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe peopleوَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I amجَارٌjāruna neighbor / protector لَّكُمْlakumfor you [all]."فَلَمَّاfalammāBut whenتَرَآءَتِtarāati[it] came in sightٱلْفِئَتَانِl-fi-atānithe two forcesنَكَصَnakaṣahe turned backعَلَىٰʿalāonعَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhihis heelsوَقَالَwaqālaand [he] said,إِنِّىinnī"Indeed, I amبَرِىٓءٌbarīonfree from obligations / disown / innocentمِّنكُمْminkumof you [all].إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, Iأَرَىٰarā[I] seeمَاmāwhatلَاlānotتَرَوْنَtarawnayou [all] see.إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, Iأَخَافُakhāfu[I] fearٱللَّهَl-lahaGod.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)شَدِيدُshadīdusevere (in)ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābithe retribution." ﴿٤٨﴾

[8:49] The hypocrites and those who harbored doubt in their hearts said, "These people are deceived by their religion." However, if one puts his trust in GOD, then GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

إِذْidhWhenيَقُولُyaqūlu[he] saysٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَl-munāfiqūnathe hypocritesوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoفِىfīinقُلُوبِهِمqulūbihimtheir heartsمَّرَضٌmaraḍun(was) a disease,غَرَّgharra"[he] is deceivedهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese (people)دِينُهُمْdīnuhum(by) their religion."وَمَنwamanBut whoeverيَتَوَكَّلْyatawakkalhe puts (his) trustعَلَىʿalāinٱللَّهِl-lahiGodفَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise." ﴿٤٩﴾

[8:50] If you could only see those who disbelieved when the angels put them to death! They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends: "Taste the retribution of Hell.

وَلَوْwalawAnd ifتَرَىٰٓtarāyou sawإِذْidhwhenيَتَوَفَّىyatawaffāHe puts to deathٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved;ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe angelsيَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūna[they] strikingوُجُوهَهُمْwujūhahumtheir facesوَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْwa-adbārahumand their backs / rear ends:وَذُوقُوا۟wadhūqū"[And] taste [you all]عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) retribution (of)ٱلْحَرِيقِl-ḥarīqithe Burning Fire / Hell. ﴿٥٠﴾

[8:51] "This is a consequence of what your hands have sent forth. GOD is never unjust towards the creatures."

ذَٰلِكَdhālika"That (is)بِمَاbimāfor whatقَدَّمَتْqaddamat[it] sent forthأَيْدِيكُمْaydīkumyour hands.وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodلَيْسَlaysais notبِظَلَّـٰمٍbiẓallāminever unjustلِّلْعَبِيدِlil'ʿabīdito the servants." ﴿٥١﴾

[8:52] This is the same fate as that of Pharaoh's people and those who disbelieved before them. They rejected GOD's revelations, and GOD punished them for their sins. GOD is powerful, and His retribution is severe.

كَدَأْبِkadabiLike the case ofءَالِālipeople (of)فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaPharaohوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoمِنminfromقَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore them.كَفَرُوا۟kafarūThey disbelievedبِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyātiin (the) signs / revelationsٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,فَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumuso [He] seized / punished themٱللَّهُl-lahuGodبِذُنُوبِهِمْbidhunūbihimfor their sins.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)قَوِىٌّqawiyyunPowerfulشَدِيدُshadīdu(and) severe (in)ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābithe retribution. ﴿٥٢﴾

[8:53] GOD does not change a blessing He has bestowed upon any people unless they themselves decide to change. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)بِأَنَّbi-annabecauseٱللَّهَl-lahaGodلَمْlamnotيَكُyakuHe isمُغَيِّرًاmughayyiranOne who changesنِّعْمَةًniʿ'matana favorأَنْعَمَهَاanʿamahā(which) He bestowed itعَلَىٰʿalāonقَوْمٍqawmina peopleحَتَّىٰḥattāuntilيُغَيِّرُوا۟yughayyirūthey changeمَاmāwhat (is)بِأَنفُسِهِمْbi-anfusihimin themselves.وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)سَمِيعٌsamīʿunHearer,عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscient. ﴿٥٣﴾

[8:54] Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them. They first rejected the signs of their Lord. Consequently, we annihilated them for their sins. We drowned Pharaoh's people; the wicked were consistently punished.

كَدَأْبِkadabiLike the case ofءَالِālipeople (of)فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaPharaohوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoمِنminfromقَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore them.كَذَّبُوا۟kadhabūThey denied / rejectedبِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyātiin (the) signs (of)رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord,فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمfa-ahlaknāhumso we destroyed / annihilated themبِذُنُوبِهِمْbidhunūbihimfor their sinsوَأَغْرَقْنَآwa-aghraqnāand we drownedءَالَāla(the) people (of)فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaPharaohوَكُلٌّwakullunand (they) allكَانُوا۟kānū[they] wereظَـٰلِمِينَẓālimīnawrongdoers. ﴿٥٤﴾

[8:55] The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are those who disbelieved; they cannot believe.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,شَرَّsharra(the) worst (of)ٱلدَّوَآبِّl-dawābithe living creaturesعِندَʿindain the sight of ٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (are)ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,فَهُمْfahumand theyلَاlānotيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna[they] believe. ﴿٥٥﴾

[8:56] You reach agreements with them, but they violate their agreements every time; they are not righteous.

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whoعَـٰهَدتَّʿāhadttathey made a covenant / agreementمِنْهُمْmin'humwith themثُمَّthummathenيَنقُضُونَyanquḍūnathey violateعَهْدَهُمْʿahdahumtheir covenantفِىfīinكُلِّkullieveryمَرَّةٍmarratintime,وَهُمْwahumand theyلَاlānotيَتَّقُونَyattaqūnathey are righteous. ﴿٥٦﴾

[8:57] Therefore, if you encounter them in war, you shall set them up as a deterrent example for those who come after them, that they may take heed.

فَإِمَّاfa-immāSo ifتَثْقَفَنَّهُمْtathqafannahumyou [all] encounter them (*in war)فِىfīinٱلْحَرْبِl-ḥarbithe war,فَشَرِّدْfasharridthen disperseبِهِمbihimby themمَّنْman(those) whoخَلْفَهُمْkhalfahum(come) after them,لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they mayيَذَّكَّرُونَyadhakkarūna[they] take heed. ﴿٥٧﴾

[8:58] When you are betrayed by a group of people, you shall mobilize against them in the same manner. GOD does not love the betrayers.

وَإِمَّاwa-immāAnd ifتَخَافَنَّtakhāfannayou [all] fearمِنminfromقَوْمٍqawmina peopleخِيَانَةًkhiyānatanbetrayalفَٱنۢبِذْfa-inbidhthen throwbackإِلَيْهِمْilayhimto themعَلَىٰʿalāonسَوَآءٍsawāinsame / equal / equitable (manner).إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodلَاlānotيُحِبُّyuḥibbuHe lovesٱلْخَآئِنِينَl-khāinīnathe betrayers. ﴿٥٨﴾

[8:59] Let not those who disbelieve think that they can get away with it; they can never escape.

وَلَاwalāAnd (let) notيَحْسَبَنَّyaḥsabannathey think,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,سَبَقُوٓا۟sabaqūthey can surpassed / overcame / escaped (*got away with it).إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, theyلَاlā(can) notيُعْجِزُونَyuʿ'jizūna[they] escape. ﴿٥٩﴾

[8:60] You shall prepare for them all the power you can muster, and all the equipment you can mobilize, that you may frighten the enemies of GOD, your enemies, as well as others who are not known to you; GOD knows them. Whatever you spend in the cause of GOD will be repaid to you generously, without the least injustice.

وَأَعِدُّوا۟wa-aʿiddūAnd prepare [you all]لَهُمlahumfor themمَّاmāwhateverٱسْتَطَعْتُمis'taṭaʿtumyou [all] are able (to)مِّنminofقُوَّةٍquwwatinforce / powerوَمِنwaminand ofرِّبَاطِribāṭitetheredٱلْخَيْلِl-khayli[the] horses / cavalryتُرْهِبُونَtur'hibūna[you all] frightenبِهِۦbihitherewithعَدُوَّʿaduwwa(the) enemy (of)ٱللَّهِl-lahiGodوَعَدُوَّكُمْwaʿaduwwakumand your enemyوَءَاخَرِينَwaākharīnaand othersمِنminfromدُونِهِمْdūnihimbesides them.لَاlāNotتَعْلَمُونَهُمُtaʿlamūnahumuyou [all] know themٱللَّهُl-lahu(but) Godيَعْلَمُهُمْyaʿlamuhum[He] knows them.وَمَاwamāAnd whateverتُنفِقُوا۟tunfiqūyou [all] spendمِنminfromشَىْءٍshayinany thingفِىfīinسَبِيلِsabīli(the) causeٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godيُوَفَّyuwaffait will be fully repaidإِلَيْكُمْilaykumto you [all],وَأَنتُمْwa-antumand you [all]لَاlānotتُظْلَمُونَtuẓ'lamūnayou [all] will be wronged / suffer injustice. ﴿٦٠﴾

[8:61] If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.

وَإِنwa-inAnd ifجَنَحُوا۟janaḥūthey inclinedلِلسَّلْمِlilssalmito the peace,فَٱجْنَحْfa-ij'naḥthen (you also) inclineلَهَاlahāto it,وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkaland put (your) trustعَلَىʿalāinٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, [He]هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿuthe Hearer,ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu[the] Omniscient. ﴿٦١﴾

[8:62] If they want to deceive you, then GOD will suffice you. He will help you with His support, and with the believers.

وَإِنwa-inBut ifيُرِيدُوٓا۟yurīdūthey intendأَنanthatيَخْدَعُوكَyakhdaʿūkathey deceive you,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,حَسْبَكَḥasbaka[He] sufficed you.ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod.هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīthe One whoأَيَّدَكَayyadaka[He] strengthened / supported youبِنَصْرِهِۦbinaṣrihiwith His helpوَبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَwabil-mu'minīnaand with the believers. ﴿٦٢﴾

[8:63] He has reconciled the hearts (of the believers). Had you spent all the money on earth, you could not reconcile their hearts. But GOD did reconcile them. He is Almighty, Most Wise.

وَأَلَّفَwa-allafaAnd He reconciledبَيْنَbayna[between]قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts.لَوْlawIfأَنفَقْتَanfaqtayou spentمَاmāwhatever (is)فِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthجَمِيعًاjamīʿanallمَّآmānotأَلَّفْتَallaftait reconciledبَيْنَbayna[between]قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts,وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutٱللَّهَl-lahaGodأَلَّفَallafa[He] reconciledبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿٦٣﴾

[8:64] O you prophet, sufficient for you is GOD and the believers who have followed you.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!حَسْبُكَḥasbuka[He] sufficed youٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَمَنِwamaniand whoeverٱتَّبَعَكَittabaʿaka[he] followed youمِنَminaamongٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers. ﴿٦٤﴾

[8:65] O you prophet, you shall exhort the believers to fight. If there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they can defeat two hundred, and a hundred of you can defeat a thousand of those who disbelieved. That is because they are people who do not understand.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!حَرِّضِḥarriḍiexhortٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believersعَلَىʿalātoٱلْقِتَالِl-qitāli[the] fight.إِنinIfيَكُنyakunthere areمِّنكُمْminkumamong you [all]عِشْرُونَʿish'rūnatwentyصَـٰبِرُونَṣābirūnasteadfast onesيَغْلِبُوا۟yaghlibūthey will overcomeمِا۟ئَتَيْنِmi-ataynitwo hundred.وَإِنwa-inAnd ifيَكُنyakunthere areمِّنكُمminkumamong you [all]مِّا۟ئَةٌmi-atuna hundred,يَغْلِبُوٓا۟yaghlibūthey will overcomeأَلْفًاalfana thousandمِّنَminaofٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelieved,بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahumbecause they (are)قَوْمٌqawmuna people (who)لَّاlā(do) notيَفْقَهُونَyafqahūna[they] understand. ﴿٦٥﴾

[8:66] Now (that many new people have joined you) GOD has made it easier for you, for He knows that you are not as strong as you used to be. Henceforth, a hundred steadfast believers can defeat two hundred, and a thousand of you can defeat two thousand by GOD's leave. GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere.

ٱلْـَٔـٰنَal-ānaNowخَفَّفَkhaffafa[He] lightenedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَنكُمْʿankumfor you [all],وَعَلِمَwaʿalimaand He knewأَنَّannathatفِيكُمْfīkumin you [all] (is)ضَعْفًاḍaʿfanweakness.فَإِنfa-inSo ifيَكُنyakunthere areمِّنكُمminkumamong you [all]مِّا۟ئَةٌmi-atuna hundredصَابِرَةٌṣābiratunsteadfast,يَغْلِبُوا۟yaghlibūthey will overcomeمِا۟ئَتَيْنِmi-ataynitwo hundred.وَإِنwa-inAnd ifيَكُنyakunthere areمِّنكُمْminkumamong you [all]أَلْفٌalfuna thousand,يَغْلِبُوٓا۟yaghlibūthey will overcomeأَلْفَيْنِalfaynitwo thousandبِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permissionٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)مَعَmaʿawithٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَl-ṣābirīnathe steadfast [ones]. ﴿٦٦﴾

[8:67] No prophet shall acquire captives, unless he participates in the fighting. You people are seeking the materials of this world, while GOD advocates the Hereafter. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

مَاmāNotكَانَkāna[it] wasلِنَبِىٍّlinabiyyinfor a prophetأَنanthatيَكُونَyakūnathere (should) beلَهُۥٓlahufor himأَسْرَىٰasrāprisoners of war / captivesحَتَّىٰḥattāuntilيُثْخِنَyuth'khinahe battles strenuouslyفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land.تُرِيدُونَturīdūnaYou [all] desireعَرَضَʿaraḍa(the) paltry goods / temporary goods (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe world,وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut Godيُرِيدُyurīdu[He] desiresٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhirata(for you) the Hereafter.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿٦٧﴾

[8:68] If it were not for a predetermined decree from GOD, you would have suffered, on account of what you took, a terrible retribution.

لَّوْلَاlawlāIf notكِتَـٰبٌkitābuna decree مِّنَminafromٱللَّهِl-lahiGodسَبَقَsabaqa[He] preceded / predetermined,لَمَسَّكُمْlamassakumsurely it would have afflicted you [all]فِيمَآfīmāfor whatأَخَذْتُمْakhadhtumyou [all] tookعَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment / retributionعَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat. ﴿٦٨﴾

[8:69] Therefore, eat from the spoils you have earned that which is lawful and good, and observe GOD. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

فَكُلُوا۟fakulūSo eat [you all]مِمَّاmimmāfrom whatغَنِمْتُمْghanim'tumyou [all] obtained spoils of warحَلَـٰلًاḥalālanlawfulطَيِّبًاṭayyiban(and) good,وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūand observe [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)غَفُورٌghafūrunForgiving,رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMerciful. ﴿٦٩﴾

[8:70] O you prophet, tell the prisoners of war in your hands, "If GOD knew of anything good in your hearts, He would have given you better than anything you have lost, and would have forgiven you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful."

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!قُلqulSayلِّمَنlimanto whoever (is)فِىٓfīinأَيْدِيكُمaydīkumyour handsمِّنَminafromٱلْأَسْرَىٰٓl-asrāthe prisoners of war,إِنin"Ifيَعْلَمِyaʿlami[He] knewٱللَّهُl-lahuGodفِىfīinقُلُوبِكُمْqulūbikumyour heartsخَيْرًاkhayranany good,يُؤْتِكُمْyu'tikumHe will give you [all]خَيْرًاkhayranbetterمِّمَّآmimmāthan whatأُخِذَukhidhait was takenمِنكُمْminkumfrom you [all],وَيَغْفِرْwayaghfirand He will forgiveلَكُمْlakum[for] you [all].وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)غَفُورٌghafūrunForgiving,رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMerciful." ﴿٧٠﴾

[8:71] And if they want to betray you, they have already betrayed GOD. This is why He made them the losers. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

وَإِنwa-inBut ifيُرِيدُوا۟yurīdūthey intendخِيَانَتَكَkhiyānataka(to) betray youفَقَدْfaqad[so] alreadyخَانُوا۟khānūthey betrayedٱللَّهَl-lahaGodمِنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore.فَأَمْكَنَfa-amkanaSo He gave (you) authority / established (you)مِنْهُمْmin'humover them.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscient,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿٧١﴾

[8:72] Surely, those who believed, and emigrated, and strove with their money and their lives in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, they are allies of one another. As for those who believe, but do not emigrate with you, you do not owe them any support, until they do emigrate. However, if they need your help, as brethren in faith, you shall help them, except against people with whom you have signed a peace treaty. GOD is Seer of everything you do.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَهَاجَرُوا۟wahājarūand they emigratedوَجَـٰهَدُوا۟wajāhadūand they strove hardبِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْbi-amwālihimwith their wealth / moneyوَأَنفُسِهِمْwa-anfusihimand themselves / their livesفِىfīinسَبِيلِsabīli(the) causeٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoءَاوَوا۟āwawthey gave shelterوَّنَصَرُوٓا۟wanaṣarūand they helpedأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathoseبَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them*أَوْلِيَآءُawliyāu(are) alliesبَعْضٍbaʿḍin(of) some (*of one another).وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaBut those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believedوَلَمْwalamand (did) notيُهَاجِرُوا۟yuhājirū[they] emigrate,مَاmā(it is) notلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنminfromوَلَـٰيَتِهِمwalāyatihimtheir protectionمِّنminfromشَىْءٍshayinanything,حَتَّىٰḥattāuntilيُهَاجِرُوا۟yuhājirūthey emigrate.وَإِنِwa-iniAnd ifٱسْتَنصَرُوكُمْis'tanṣarūkumthey seek your helpفِىfīinٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion,فَعَلَيْكُمُfaʿalaykumuthen it is upon you [all]ٱلنَّصْرُl-naṣru(to) [the] help (them)إِلَّاillāexceptعَلَىٰʿalāagainstقَوْمٍۭqawmina peopleبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween you [all]وَبَيْنَهُمwabaynahumand between them (is)مِّيثَـٰقٌmīthāquna treaty.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd God (is)بِمَاbimāof whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] doبَصِيرٌbaṣīrunSeer. ﴿٧٢﴾

[8:73] Those who disbelieved are allies of one another. Unless you keep these commandments, there will be chaos on earth, and terrible corruption.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelieved,بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them (are)*أَوْلِيَآءُawliyāualliesبَعْضٍbaʿḍin(to) some (*one another).إِلَّاillāUnlessتَفْعَلُوهُtafʿalūhuyou [all] do it,تَكُنtakunthere will beفِتْنَةٌfit'natunoppression / chaosفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَفَسَادٌwafasādunand corruptionكَبِيرٌkabīrungreat. ﴿٧٣﴾

[8:74] Those who believed and emigrated, and strove in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, these are the true believers. They have deserved forgiveness and a generous recompense.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believedوَهَاجَرُوا۟wahājarūand they emigratedوَجَـٰهَدُوا۟wajāhadūand they strove hardفِىfīinسَبِيلِsabīli(the) causeٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoءَاوَوا۟āwawthey gave shelterوَّنَصَرُوٓا۟wanaṣarūand they helped,أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathoseهُمُhumuthey (are)ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believersحَقًّاḥaqqan(in) truth.لَّهُمlahumFor them (is)مَّغْفِرَةٌmaghfiratunforgivenessوَرِزْقٌwariz'qunand a provisionكَرِيمٌkarīmunnoble / generous. ﴿٧٤﴾

[8:75] Those who believed afterwards, and emigrated, and strove with you, they belong with you. Those who are related to each other shall be the first to support each other, in accordance with GOD's commandments. GOD is fully aware of all things.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believedمِنۢminfromبَعْدُbaʿduafterwards,وَهَاجَرُوا۟wahājarūand they emigratedوَجَـٰهَدُوا۟wajāhadūand they strove hardمَعَكُمْmaʿakumwith you [all],فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those (are)مِنكُمْminkumof you [all].وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūAnd those who possessٱلْأَرْحَامِl-arḥāmithe blood relationship / related,بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them*أَوْلَىٰawlā(are) nearer / supportبِبَعْضٍbibaʿḍinto some (*each other)فِىfīin accordanceكِتَـٰبِkitābi(the) scripture / commandmentٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)بِكُلِّbikulliin everyشَىْءٍshayinthingعَلِيمٌۢʿalīmunAll-Knower. ﴿٧٥﴾

Sura 8: Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War) الأنفال

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