قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَنتَهُوا۟ يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ وَإِن يَعُودُوا۟ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ سُنَّتُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿38﴾
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place.
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← read from right to left2To those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 3DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF 5They ceaseيَنْتَهُواyantahuF 6Will be forgivenيُغْفَرْyughfarF 7For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 12They returnيَعُودُواya'uduF 13Then verilyفَقَدْfaqadCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْVerily 15The practiceسُنَّتُsunnatuI 16Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people وَقَٰتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ كُلُّهُۥ لِلَّهِ ۚ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿39﴾
And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah. And if they cease - then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do.
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← read from right to left1And fight themوَقَاتِلُوهُمْwaqatiluhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+قَاتِلُوFight+هُمْthem / their 4There is noتَكُونَtakunaF 5OppressionفِتْنَةٌfitnatunI 6And isوَيَكُونَwayakunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَكُونَIs 7The religionالدِّينُl-dinuIالthe+دِينُReligion 8All of itكُلُّهُkulluhuCBIN+PRONATTكُلُّAll of+هُhim / his / it 9For AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 11They ceaseانْتَهَوْاintahawF 12Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed 14Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 15They doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF 16Is all seerبَصِيرٌbasirunI وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ ﴿40﴾
But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.
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← read from right to left2They turn awayتَوَلَّوْاtawallawF 3Then knowفَاعْلَمُواfa-i'lamuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اعْلَمُواKnow 6Is your protectorمَوْلَاكُمْmawlakumCBIN+PRONATTمَوْلَاIs your protector+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8Is the protectorالْمَوْلَىl-mawlaIالthe+مَوْلَىIs the protector 9And excellentوَنِعْمَwani'maCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نِعْمَExcellent 10Is the helperالنَّصِيرُl-nasiruIالthe+نَصِيرُIs the helper وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُۥ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿41﴾
And know that anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler, if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our Servant on the day of criterion - the day when the two armies met. And Allah, over all things, is competent.
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← read from right to left1And knowوَاعْلَمُواwa-i'lamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اعْلَمُواKnow 3You obtain as spoils of warغَنِمْتُمْghanimtumF 6Then thatفَأَنَّfa-annaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+أَنَّThat 7For AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 8Is one fifth of itخُمُسَهُkhumusahuCBINUM+PRONATTخُمُسَIs one fifth of+هُhim / his / it 9And for the MessengerوَلِلرَّسُولِwalilrrasuliCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+لِلfor the+رَسُولِMessenger 10And for the near relativesوَلِذِيwalidhiCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+لِfor / to+ذِيThe near relatives 11And for the near relativesالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىAnd for the near relatives 12And the orphansوَالْيَتَامَىwal-yatamaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَتَامَىOrphans 13And the needyوَالْمَسَاكِينِwal-masakiniCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَسَاكِينِNeedy 14And the wayfarerوَابْنِwa-ibniCBICONJ+Nوَand+ابْنِThe wayfarer 15And the wayfarerالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِAnd the wayfarer 18BelieveآمَنْتُمْamantumF 19In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 21We sent downأَنْزَلْنَاanzalnaF 23Our slaveعَبْدِنَا'abdinaCBIN+PRONATTعَبْدِOur slave+نَاus / our 25Of the criterionالْفُرْقَانِl-furqaniIالthe+فُرْقَانِOf the criterion 27When metالْتَقَىl-taqaF 28The two forcesالْجَمْعَانِl-jam'aniIالthe+جَمْعَانِTwo forces 29And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 33All powerfulقَدِيرٌqadirunI إِذْ أَنتُم بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُم بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلْقُصْوَىٰ وَٱلرَّكْبُ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدتُّمْ لَٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْمِيعَٰدِ ۙ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا لِّيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيَىٰ مَنْ حَىَّ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿42﴾
[Remember] when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the farther side, and the caravan was lower [in position] than you. If you had made an appointment [to meet], you would have missed the appointment. But [it was] so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined - that those who perished [through disbelief] would perish upon evidence and those who lived [in faith] would live upon evidence; and indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
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← read from right to left3On the nearer side of the valleyبِالْعُدْوَةِbil-'udwatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عُدْوَةِOn the nearer side of the valley 4On the nearer side of the valleyالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOn the nearer side of the valley 6Were on the farther sideبِالْعُدْوَةِbil-'udwatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عُدْوَةِWere on the farther side 7Were on the farther sideالْقُصْوَىl-quswaIالthe+قُصْوَىWere on the farther side 8And the caravanوَالرَّكْبُwal-rakbuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+رَكْبُCaravan 9Was lowerأَسْفَلَasfalaI 10Than youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThan+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12You had made an appointmentتَوَاعَدْتُمْtawa'adttumF 13Certainly you would have failedلَاخْتَلَفْتُمْla-ikhtalaftumCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+اخْتَلَفْتُمْCertainly you would have failed 15The appointmentالْمِيعَادِl-mi'adiIالthe+مِيعَادِAppointment 17That Allah might accomplishلِيَقْضِيَliyaqdiyaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَقْضِيَThat Allah might accomplish 18That Allah might accomplishاللَّهُl-lahuI 21Destinedمَفْعُولًاmaf'ulanI 22That might be destroyedلِيَهْلِكَliyahlikaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَهْلِكَThat might be destroyed 24Were to be destroyedهَلَكَhalakaF 26A clear evidenceبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatinI 27And might liveوَيَحْيَىwayahyaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَحْيَىMight live 29Were to liveحَيَّhayyaF 31A clear evidenceبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatinI 32And indeedوَإِنَّwa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+إِنَّIndeed 34Is all hearingلَسَمِيعٌlasami'unCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+سَمِيعٌIs all hearing 35All knowingعَلِيمٌ'alimunI إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ وَلَوْ أَرَىٰكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَلَّمَ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿43﴾
[Remember, O Muhammad], when Allah showed them to you in your dream as few; and if He had shown them to you as many, you [believers] would have lost courage and would have disputed in the matter [of whether to fight], but Allah saved [you from that]. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
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← read from right to left2Allah showed them to youيُرِيكَهُمُyurikahumuCBFV+PRONATTيُرِيAllah showed them to you+كyou / your+َهُمُthem / their 3Allah showed them to youاللَّهُl-lahuI 5Your dreamمَنَامِكَmanamikaCBIN+PRONATTمَنَامِYour dream+كَyou / your 8He had shown them to youأَرَاكَهُمْarakahumCBFV+PRONATTأَرَاHe had shown them to you+كyou / your+َهُمْthem / their 9As manyكَثِيرًاkathiranI 10Surely you would have lost courageلَفَشِلْتُمْlafashiltumCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+فَشِلْتُمْSurely you would have lost courage 11And surely you would have disputedوَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْwalatanaza'tumCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لَfor / to+تَنَازَعْتُمْSurely you would have disputed 13The matterالْأَمْرِl-amriIالthe+أَمْرِMatter 14ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut 16Saved youسَلَّمَsallamaF 17Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 18Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI 19Of what is in the breastsبِذَاتِbidhatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+ذَاتِOf what is in the breasts 20Of what is in the breastsالصُّدُورِl-suduriIالthe+صُدُورِOf what is in the breasts وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ﴿44﴾
And [remember] when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you [appear] as few in their eyes so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allah are [all] matters returned.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 2He showed them to youيُرِيكُمُوهُمْyurikumuhumCBFV+PRONATTيُرِيكُمُوHe showed them to+هُمْthem / their 4You metالْتَقَيْتُمْl-taqaytumF 6Your eyesأَعْيُنِكُمْa'yunikumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْيُنِYour eyes+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8And he made you appear as fewوَيُقَلِّلُكُمْwayuqallilukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُقَلِّلُHe made you appear as few+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10Their eyesأَعْيُنِهِمْa'yunihimCBIN+PRONATTأَعْيُنِTheir eyes+هِمْthem / their 11That Allah might accomplishلِيَقْضِيَliyaqdiyaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَقْضِيَThat Allah might accomplish 12That Allah might accomplishاللَّهُl-lahuI 15Already destinedمَفْعُولًاmaf'ulanI 16And toوَإِلَىwa-ilaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+إِلَىTo 19All the mattersالْأُمُورُl-umuruIالthe+أُمُورُAll the matters English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
