Surah Al-Anfal 8:29–37

الأنفال

Surah 8 · Ruku 4 of 10 · ayahs 29–37 · Juz 9 · pages 180–181 · Madani

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Al-Anfal 8:29

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿29﴾

O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

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1O you who believeيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH
2O you who believeالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3O you who believeآمَنُواamanuF
4IfإِنْinH
5You fearتَتَّقُواtattaquF
6Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
7He will grantيَجْعَلْyaj'alF
8YouلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9A criterionفُرْقَانًاfurqananI
10And will removeوَيُكَفِّرْwayukaffirCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُكَفِّرْWill remove
11From youعَنْكُمْ'ankumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12Your evil deedsسَيِّئَاتِكُمْsayyi'atikumCBIN+PRONATTسَيِّئَاتِYour evil deeds+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13And forgiveوَيَغْفِرْwayaghfirCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَغْفِرْForgive
14YouلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
16Is the possessor of bountyذُوdhuI
17Is the possessor of bountyالْفَضْلِl-fadliIالthe+فَضْلِIs the possessor of bounty
18The greatالْعَظِيمِl-'azimiIالthe+عَظِيمِGreat

Al-Anfal 8:30

وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ ۚ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ ﴿30﴾

And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners.

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2PlottedيَمْكُرُyamkuruF
3Against youبِكَbikaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَyou / your
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
6That they restrain youلِيُثْبِتُوكَliyuthbitukaCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يُثْبِتُوThat they restrain+كَyou / your
7OrأَوْawH
8Kill youيَقْتُلُوكَyaqtulukaCBFV+PRONATTيَقْتُلُوKill+كَyou / your
9OrأَوْawH
10Drive you outيُخْرِجُوكَyukhrijukaCBFV+PRONATTيُخْرِجُوDrive you out+كَyou / your
11And they were planningوَيَمْكُرُونَwayamkurunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَمْكُرُونَThey were planning
12And Allah too was planningوَيَمْكُرُwayamkuruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَمْكُرُAllah too was planning
13And Allah too was planningاللَّهُl-lahuI
14And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
15Is the bestخَيْرُkhayruI
16Of the plannersالْمَاكِرِينَl-makirinaIالthe+مَاكِرِينَOf the planners

Al-Anfal 8:31

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَآ ۙ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿31﴾

And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2Are recitedتُتْلَىtutlaF
3To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
4Our versesآيَاتُنَاayatunaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتُOur verses+نَاus / our
5They sayقَالُواqaluF
6VerilyقَدْqadH
7We have heardسَمِعْنَاsami'naF
8IfلَوْlawH
9We wishنَشَاءُnasha'uF
10Surely we could sayلَقُلْنَاlaqulnaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قُلْنَاSurely we could say
11LikeمِثْلَmithlaI
12ThisهَذَاhadhaI
13This is notإِنْinH
14This is notهَذَاhadhaI
15ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
16TalesأَسَاطِيرُasatiruI
17Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people

Al-Anfal 8:32

وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿32﴾

And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2They saidقَالُواqaluF
3O Allahاللَّهُمَّl-lahumaI
4IfإِنْinH
5This is [t]كَانَkanaF
6This is [t]هَذَاhadhaI
7This is [t]هُوَhuwaI
8The truthالْحَقَّl-haqaIالthe+حَقَّTruth
9From youمِنْminH
10From youعِنْدِكَ'indikaCBIN+PRONATTعِنْدِFrom+كَyou / your
11Then send rainفَأَمْطِرْfa-amtirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَمْطِرْSend rain
12Upon usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+نَاus / our
13Of stonesحِجَارَةًhijaratanI
14FromمِنَminaH
15The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky
16OrأَوِawiH
17Bring upon usائْتِنَاitinaCBFV+PRONATTائْتِBring upon+نَاus / our
18A punishmentبِعَذَابٍbi'adhabinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَذَابٍA punishment
19PainfulأَلِيمٍaliminI

Al-Anfal 8:33

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ﴿33﴾

But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.

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1But notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاBut not
2IsكَانَkanaF
3For Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
4That he punishes themلِيُعَذِّبَهُمْliyu'adhibahumCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يُعَذِّبَThat he punishes+هُمْthem / their
5While youوَأَنْتَwa-antaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتَWhile you
6Are among themفِيهِمْfihimCBHP+PRONATTفِيAre among+هِمْthem / their
7And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
8IsكَانَkanaF
9Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
10The one who punishes themمُعَذِّبَهُمْmu'adhibahumCBIN+PRONATTمُعَذِّبَThe one who punishes+هُمْthem / their
11While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
12Seek forgivenessيَسْتَغْفِرُونَyastaghfirunaF

Al-Anfal 8:34

وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿34﴾

But why should Allah not punish them while they obstruct [people] from al-Masjid al- Haram and they were not [fit to be] its guardians? Its [true] guardians are not but the righteous, but most of them do not know.

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1But whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَاBut what
2Is for themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
3That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
4Should Allah punish themيُعَذِّبَهُمُyu'adhibahumuCBFV+PRONATTيُعَذِّبَShould Allah punish+هُمُthem / their
5Should Allah punish themاللَّهُl-lahuI
6While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
7Hinder peopleيَصُدُّونَyasuddunaF
8Fromعَنِ'aniH
9Al masjid al haraamالْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiIالthe+مَسْجِدِAl masjid al haraam
10Al masjid al haraamالْحَرَامِl-haramiIالthe+حَرَامِAl masjid al haraam
11While notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاWhile not
12They areكَانُواkanuF
13Its guardiansأَوْلِيَاءَهُawliya'ahuCBIN+PRONATTأَوْلِيَاءَIts guardians+هُhim / his / it
14Not can beإِنْinH
15Its guardiansأَوْلِيَاؤُهُawliya'uhuCBIN+PRONATTأَوْلِيَاؤُIts guardians+هُhim / his / it
16ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
17The ones who fear Allahالْمُتَّقُونَl-mutaqunaIالthe+مُتَّقُونَOnes who fear Allah
18ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut
19Most of themأَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahumCBIN+PRONATTأَكْثَرَMost of+هُمْthem / their
20Do notلَاlaH
21Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

Al-Anfal 8:35

وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَآءً وَتَصْدِيَةً ۚ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿35﴾

And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2WasكَانَkanaF
3Their prayerصَلَاتُهُمْsalatuhumCBIN+PRONATTصَلَاتُTheir prayer+هُمْthem / their
4Atعِنْدَ'indaI
5The houseالْبَيْتِl-baytiIالthe+بَيْتِHouse
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7Whistlingمُكَاءًmuka'anI
8And clappingوَتَصْدِيَةًwatasdiyatanCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَصْدِيَةًClapping
9So tasteفَذُوقُواfadhuquCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ذُوقُـواTaste
10The punishmentالْعَذَابَl-'adhabaIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment
11BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause
12You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
13DisbelieveتَكْفُرُونَtakfurunaF

Al-Anfal 8:36

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ ﴿36﴾

Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF
4They spendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF
5Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
6To hinder peopleلِيَصُدُّواliyasudduCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَصُدُّواHinder people
7Fromعَنْ'anH
8The wayسَبِيلِsabiliI
9Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
10So they will spend itفَسَيُنْفِقُونَهَاfasayunfiqunahaCBFCONJ+FUT+V+PRONATTفَso / then+سَwill+يُنْفِقُونَThey will spend+هَاher / it / its
11ThenثُمَّthummaH
12It will beتَكُونُtakunuF
13For themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِمْthem / their
14A regretحَسْرَةًhasratanI
15ThenثُمَّthummaH
16They will be overcomeيُغْلَبُونَyughlabunaF
17And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
18DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF
19ToإِلَىilaH
20HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
21They will be gatheredيُحْشَرُونَyuhsharunaF

Al-Anfal 8:37

لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُۥ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿37﴾

[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.

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1That Allah may distinguishلِيَمِيزَliyamizaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَمِيزَThat Allah may distinguish
2That Allah may distinguishاللَّهُl-lahuI
3The wickedالْخَبِيثَl-khabithaIالthe+خَبِيثَWicked
4FromمِنَminaH
5The goodالطَّيِّبِl-tayibiIالthe+طَيِّبِGood
6And placeوَيَجْعَلَwayaj'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلَPlace
7The wickedالْخَبِيثَl-khabithaIالthe+خَبِيثَWicked
8Some of themبَعْضَهُba'dahuCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضَSome of+هُhim / his / it
9Onعَلَى'alaH
10Othersبَعْضٍba'dinI
11And heap themفَيَرْكُمَهُfayarkumahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يَرْكُمَAnd heap+هُhim / his / it
12All togetherجَمِيعًاjami'anI
13And put themفَيَجْعَلَهُfayaj'alahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يَجْعَلَAnd put+هُhim / his / it
14InفِيfiH
15HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
16Thoseأُولَئِكَula'ikaI
17TheyهُمُhumuI
18Are the losersالْخَاسِرُونَl-khasirunaIالthe+خَاسِرُونَAre the losers

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