Surah Al Anfal

يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَنفَالِ‌ۖ

They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) about the spoils of war.

قُلِ ٱلۡأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ‌ۖ

Say: "The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger."

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصۡلِحُواْ ذَاتَ بَيۡنِڪُمۡ‌ۖ

So fear Allah and adjust all matters of difference among you,

وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۥۤ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ  

and obey Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), if you are believers.

إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتۡ قُلُوبُہُمۡ

The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts

وَإِذَا تُلِيَتۡ عَلَيۡہِمۡ ءَايَـٰتُهُ ۥ زَادَتۡہُمۡ إِيمَـٰنً۬ا

and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith;

وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ  

and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَـٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ  

Who perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat) and spend out of that We have provided them.

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ حَقًّ۬ا‌ۚ

It is they who are the believers in truth.

لَّهُمۡ دَرَجَـٰتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَمَغۡفِرَةٌ۬ وَرِزۡقٌ۬ ڪَرِيمٌ۬

For them are grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a generous provision (Paradise).

كَمَآ أَخۡرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَيۡتِكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقً۬ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ لَكَـٰرِهُونَ

As your Lord caused you (O Muhammad SAW) to go out from your home with the truth,

and verily, a party among the believers disliked it;

يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ فِى ٱلۡحَقِّ بَعۡدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَوۡتِ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it).

وَإِذۡ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحۡدَى ٱلطَّآٮِٕفَتَيۡنِ أَنَّہَا لَكُمۡ

And (remember) when Allah promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the enemy i.e. either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours,

وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيۡرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوۡڪَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمۡ

you wished that the one not armed (the caravan) should be yours,

وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَيَقۡطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ  

but Allah willed to justifya the truth by His Words and to cut off the roots of the disbelievers (i.e. in the battle of Badr).

لِيُحِقَّ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَيُبۡطِلَ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلَ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ  

That He might cause the truth to triumph and bring falsehood to nothing, even though the Mujrimoon (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.) hate it.

إِذۡ تَسۡتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَڪُمۡ أَنِّى مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلۡفٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ مُرۡدِفِينَ  

(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying):

"I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession."

وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشۡرَىٰ وَلِتَطۡمَٮِٕنَّ بِهِۦ قُلُوبُكُمۡ‌ۚ

Allah made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith.

وَمَا ٱلنَّصۡرُ إِلَّا مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ

And there is no victory except from Allah.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ  

Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

إِذۡ يُغَشِّيكُمُ ٱلنُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً۬ مِّنۡهُ

(Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a security from Him,

وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً۬ لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِۦوَيُذۡهِبَ عَنكُمۡ رِجۡزَ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ

and He caused water (rain) to descend on you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions, etc.) of Shaitan (Satan),

وَلِيَرۡبِطَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِڪُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتَ بِهِ ٱلۡأَقۡدَامَ  

and to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby.

إِذۡ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمۡ فَثَبِّتُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ‌ۚ

(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels,

"Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed.

سَأُلۡقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱلرُّعۡبَ فَٱضۡرِبُواْ فَوۡقَ ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ وَٱضۡرِبُواْ مِنۡہُمۡ ڪُلَّ بَنَانٍ۬  

I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes."

ذَٲلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ شَآقُّواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۥ‌ۚ

This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah and His Messenger.

وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ  

And whoever defies and disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, Allah is Severe in punishment.

ذَٲلِڪُمۡ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ  

This is the torment, so taste it, and surely for the disbelievers is the torment of the Fire.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحۡفً۬ا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلۡأَدۡبَارَ

O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them.

وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ دُبُرَهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفً۬ا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوۡ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍ۬ فَقَدۡ بَآءَ بِغَضَبٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ

And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allah.

وَمَأۡوَٮٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ‌ۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ  

And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination!

فَلَمۡ تَقۡتُلُوهُمۡ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمۡ‌ۚ

You killed them not, but Allah killed them.

وَمَا رَمَيۡتَ إِذۡ رَمَيۡتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ‌ۚ

And you (Muhammad SAW) threw not when you did throw but Allah threw,

وَلِيُبۡلِىَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ مِنۡهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا‌ۚ

that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ۬  

Verily, Allah is All- Hearer, All-Knower.

ذَٲلِكُمۡ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيۡدِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ  

This (is the fact) and surely, Allah weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers.

إِن تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ فَقَدۡ جَآءَڪُمُ ٱلۡفَتۡحُ‌ۖ

(O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you

وَإِن تَنتَہُواْ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٌ۬ لَّكُمۡ‌ۖ

and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you,

وَإِن تَعُودُواْ نَعُدۡ وَلَن تُغۡنِىَ عَنكُمۡ فِئَتُكُمۡ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَوۡ كَثُرَتۡ

and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous it be,

وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ  

and verily, Allah is with the believers.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَسۡمَعُونَ  

O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad SAW) while you are hearing.

وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ  

And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلۡبُكۡمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ  

Verily! The worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb, those who understand not (i.e. the disbelievers).

وَلَوۡ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيہِمۡ خَيۡرً۬ا لَّأَسۡمَعَهُمۡ‌ۖ

Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen,

وَلَوۡ أَسۡمَعَهُمۡ لَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ  

and even if He had made them listen, they would but have turned away, averse (to the truth).

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱسۡتَجِيبُواْ لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمۡ لِمَا يُحۡيِيڪُمۡ‌ۖ

O you who believe!

Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he (SAW) calls you to that which will give you life,

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَرۡءِ وَقَلۡبِهِۦ

and know that Allah comes in between a person and his heart (i.e. He prevents an evil person to decide anything).

وَأَنَّهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ  

And verily to Him you shall (all) be gathered.

وَٱتَّقُواْ فِتۡنَةً۬ لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنكُمۡ خَآصَّةً۬‌ۖ

And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial, etc.) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may afflict all the good and the bad people),

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ  

and know that Allah is Severe in punishment.

وَٱذۡڪُرُوٓاْ إِذۡ أَنتُمۡ قَلِيلٌ۬ مُّسۡتَضۡعَفُونَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ

And remember when you were few and were reckoned weak in the land, and were afraid that men might kidnap you,

فَـَٔاوَٮٰكُمۡ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصۡرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ لَعَلَّڪُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ  

but He provided a safe place for you, strengthened you with His Help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَخُونُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوٓاْ أَمَـٰنَـٰتِكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanat (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you).

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٲلُڪُمۡ وَأَوۡلَـٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةٌ۬ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُ ۥۤ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٌ۬

And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ فُرۡقَانً۬ا

O you who believe!

If you obey and fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion ((to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. making a way for you to get out from every difficulty)),

وَيُكَفِّرۡ عَنڪُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ‌ۗ

and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you,

وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ  

and Allah is the Owner of the Great Bounty.

وَإِذۡ يَمۡكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِيُثۡبِتُوكَ أَوۡ يَقۡتُلُوكَ أَوۡ يُخۡرِجُوكَ‌ۚ

And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against you (O Muhammad SAW) to imprison you, or to kill you, or to get you out (from your home, i.e. Makkah);

وَيَمۡكُرُونَ وَيَمۡكُرُ ٱللَّهُ‌ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمَـٰڪِرِينَ

they were plotting and Allah too was planning, and Allah is the Best of the planners.

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالُواْ قَدۡ سَمِعۡنَا لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَقُلۡنَا مِثۡلَ هَـٰذَآ‌ۙ إِنۡ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to them, they say:

"We have heard this (the Quran); if we wish we can say the like of this. This is nothing but the tales of the ancients."

وَإِذۡ قَالُواْ

And (remember) when they said:

ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَـٰذَا هُوَ ٱلۡحَقَّ مِنۡ عِندِكَ فَأَمۡطِرۡ عَلَيۡنَا حِجَارَةً۬ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئۡتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ۬  

"O Allah! If this (the Quran) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on us a painful torment."

وَمَا ڪَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَأَنتَ فِيہِمۡ‌ۚ

And Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad SAW) are amongst them,

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ  

nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness.

وَمَا لَهُمۡ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَہُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمۡ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ وَمَا ڪَانُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآءَهُ ۥۤ‌ۚ

And why should not Allah punish them while they stop (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram, and they are not its guardians?

إِنۡ أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَڪۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ  

None can be its guardian except Al-Muttaqoon (the pious - see V.2:2), but most of them know not.

وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُہُمۡ عِندَ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ إِلَّا مُڪَآءً۬ وَتَصۡدِيَةً۬‌ۚ

Their Salat (prayer) at the House (of Allah, i.e. the Kabah at Makkah) was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands.

فَذُوقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ  

Therefore taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٲلَهُمۡ لِيَصُدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ

Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,

فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَسۡرَةً۬ ثُمَّ يُغۡلَبُونَ‌ۗ

and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ يُحۡشَرُونَ

And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell.

لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ

In order that Allah may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islamic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds),

وَيَجۡعَلَ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ بَعۡضَهُ ۥ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬ فَيَرۡڪُمَهُ ۥ جَمِيعً۬ا فَيَجۡعَلَهُ ۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ‌ۚ

and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one on another, heap them together and cast them into Hell.

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرُونَ

Those! it is they who are the losers.

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُوٓاْ إِن يَنتَهُواْ يُغۡفَرۡ لَهُم مَّا قَدۡ سَلَفَ

Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief) their past will be forgiven.

وَإِن يَعُودُواْ فَقَدۡ مَضَتۡ سُنَّتُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

But if they return (thereto), then the examples of those (punished) before them have already preceded (as a warning).

وَإِن يَعُودُواْ فَقَدۡ مَضَتۡ سُنَّتُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone (in the whole of the world).

فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ۬  

But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do.

وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوۡلَٮٰكُمۡ‌ۚ

And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Maula (Patron, Lord, Protector and Supporter, etc.),

نِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

(what) an Excellent Maula, and (what) an Excellent Helper!

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّمَا غَنِمۡتُم مِّن شَىۡءٍ۬ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ ۥ وَلِلرَّسُولِ

And know that whatever of war-booty that you may gain, verily one-fifth (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger,

وَلِذِى ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

and to the near relatives (of the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)), (and also) the orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor) and the wayfarer,

إِن كُنتُمۡ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِنَا يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفُرۡقَانِ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ‌ۗ

if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our slave (Muhammad SAW) on the Day of criterion (between right and wrong), the Day when the two forces met (the battle of Badr) -

وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ ڪُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرٌ  

And Allah is Able to do all things.

إِذۡ أَنتُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَهُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلۡقُصۡوَىٰ وَٱلرَّڪۡبُ أَسۡفَلَ مِنڪُمۡ‌ۚ

(And remember) when you (the Muslim army) were on the near side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on the ground lower than you.

وَلَوۡ تَوَاعَدتُّمۡ لَٱخۡتَلَفۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡمِيعَـٰدِ‌ۙ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَقۡضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمۡرً۬ا ڪَانَ مَفۡعُولاً۬

Even if you had made a mutual appointment to meet, you would certainly have failed in the appointment, but (you met) that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge);

لِّيَهۡلِكَ مَنۡ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ۬ وَيَحۡيَىٰ مَنۡ حَىَّ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ۬‌ۗ

so that those who were to be destroyed (for their rejecting the Faith) might be destroyed after a clear evidence, and those who were to live (i.e. believers) might live after a clear evidence.

وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ  

And surely, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.

إِذۡ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلاً۬‌ۖ

(And remember) when Allah showed them to you as few in your (i.e. Muhammad's SAW) dream,

وَلَوۡ أَرَٮٰكَهُمۡ ڪَثِيرً۬ا لَّفَشِلۡتُمۡ وَلَتَنَـٰزَعۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَمۡرِ

if He had shown them to you as many, you would surely have been discouraged, and you would surely have disputed in making a decision.

وَلَـٰڪِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَلَّمَ‌ۗ

But Allah saved (you).

إِنَّهُ ۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ  

Certainly, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.

وَإِذۡ يُرِيكُمُوهُمۡ إِذِ ٱلۡتَقَيۡتُمۡ فِىٓ أَعۡيُنِكُمۡ قَلِيلاً۬ وَيُقَلِّلُڪُمۡ فِىٓ أَعۡيُنِهِمۡ

And (remember) when you met (the army of the disbelievers on the Day of the battle of Badr), He showed them to you as few in your eyes and He made you appear as few in their eyes,

لِيَقۡضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمۡرً۬ا ڪَانَ مَفۡعُولاً۬‌ۗ

so that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge),

وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرۡجَعُ ٱلۡأُمُورُ  

and to Allah return all matters (for decision).

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمۡ فِئَةً۬ فَٱثۡبُتُواْوَٱذۡڪُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ ڪَثِيرً۬ا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ

O you who believe!

When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allah much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful.

وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۥ

And obey Allah and His Messenger,

وَلَا تَنَـٰزَعُواْ فَتَفۡشَلُواْ وَتَذۡهَبَ رِيحُكُمۡ‌ۖ

and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength depart,

وَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْ‌ۚ

and be patient.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ  

Surely, Allah is with those who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).

وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُواْ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِم بَطَرً۬ا وَرِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ

And be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully and to be seen of men, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah.

وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ۬  

and Allah is Muheetun (encircling and thoroughly comprehending) all that they do.

وَإِذۡ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنُ أَعۡمَـٰلَهُمۡ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَڪُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ۬ لَّڪُمۡ‌ۖ

And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said,

"No one of mankind can overcome you this Day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am your neighbour (for each and every help)."

فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلۡفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ۬ مِّنڪُمۡ

But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said

"Verily, I have nothing to do with you.

إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوۡنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ

Verily! I see what you see not. Verily! I fear Allah

وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ  

for Allah is Severe in punishment."

إِذۡ يَقُولُ ٱلۡمُنَـٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ غَرَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ دِينُهُمۡ‌ۗ

When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a disease (of disbelief) said: "These people (Muslims) are deceived by their religion."

وَمَن يَتَوَڪَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَڪِيمٌ۬

But whoever puts his trust in Allah, then surely, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰٓ إِذۡ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُواْ‌ۙ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ يَضۡرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمۡ وَأَدۡبَـٰرَهُمۡ

And if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who disbelieve (at death), they smite their faces and their backs, (saying):

وَذُوقُواْ عَذَابَ ٱلۡحَرِيقِ  

"Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire."

ذَٲلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيڪُمۡ

"This is because of that which your hands had forwarded.

وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيۡسَ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ۬ لِّلۡعَبِيدِ  

And verily, Allah is not unjust to His slaves."

كَدَأۡبِ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ‌ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ‌ۚ

Similar to the behaviour of the people of Firaun (Pharaoh), and of those before them;

كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ‌ۗ

they rejected the Ayat (proofs, verses, etc.) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ۬ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ  

Verily, Allah is All-Strong, Severe in punishment.

ذَٲلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمۡ يَكُ مُغَيِّرً۬ا نِّعۡمَةً أَنۡعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنفُسِہِمۡ‌ۙ

That is so because Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves.

وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ۬

وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ  

And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.

ڪَدَأۡبِ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ‌ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ‌ۚ

Similar to the behaviour of the people of Firaun (Pharaoh), and those before them.

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّہِمۡ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ‌ۚ

They belied the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Firaun (Pharaoh)

وَكُلٌّ۬ كَانُواْ ظَـٰلِمِينَ  

for they were all Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ  

Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe.

ٱلَّذِينَ عَـٰهَدتَّ مِنۡہُمۡ ثُمَّ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَهُمۡ فِى ڪُلِّ مَرَّةٍ۬ وَهُمۡ لَا يَتَّقُونَ  

They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allah.

فَإِمَّا تَثۡقَفَنَّہُمۡ فِى ٱلۡحَرۡبِ فَشَرِّدۡ بِهِم مَّنۡ خَلۡفَهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَذَّڪَّرُونَ  

So if you gain the mastery over them in war, punish them severely in order to disperse those who are behind them, so that they may learn a lesson.

وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوۡمٍ خِيَانَةً۬ فَٱنۢبِذۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ‌ۚ

If you (O Muhammad SAW) fear treachery from any people throw back (their covenant) to them (so as to be) on equal terms (that there will be no more covenant between you and them).

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡخَآٮِٕنِينَ  

Certainly Allah likes not the treacherous.

وَلَا يَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُوٓاْ‌ۚ

And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip (escape from the punishment).

إِنَّہُمۡ لَا يُعۡجِزُونَ

Verily, they will never be able to save themselves (from Allah's Punishment).

وَأَعِدُّواْ لَهُم مَّا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ۬ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلۡخَيۡلِ تُرۡهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّڪُمۡ

And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten the enemy of Allah and your enemy,

وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ‌ۚ

and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allah does know.

وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَىۡءٍ۬ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ

And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of Allah shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly.

وَإِن جَنَحُواْ لِلسَّلۡمِ فَٱجۡنَحۡ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ

But if they incline to peace, you also incline to it, and (put your) trust in Allah.

إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ  

Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

وَإِن يُرِيدُوٓاْ أَن يَخۡدَعُوكَ فَإِنَّ حَسۡبَكَ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ

And if they intend to deceive you, then verily, Allah is All-Sufficient for you.

هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَيَّدَكَ بِنَصۡرِهِۦ وَبِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He it is Who has supported you with His Help and with the believers.

وَأَلَّفَ بَيۡنَ قُلُوبِہِمۡ‌ۚ

And He has united their (i.e. believers) hearts.

لَوۡ أَنفَقۡتَ مَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعً۬ا مَّآ أَلَّفۡتَ بَيۡنَ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَلَـٰڪِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ‌ۚ

If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah has united them.

إِنَّهُ ۥ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۬

Certainly He is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَسۡبُكَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ  

O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Allah is Sufficient for you and for the believers who follow you.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ عَلَى ٱلۡقِتَالِ‌ۚ

O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Urge the believers to fight.

إِن يَكُن مِّنكُمۡ عِشۡرُونَ صَـٰبِرُونَ يَغۡلِبُواْ مِاْئَتَيۡنِ‌ۚ

If there are twenty steadfast persons amongst you, they will overcome two hundred,

وَإِن يَكُن مِّنڪُم مِّاْئَةٌ۬ يَغۡلِبُوٓاْ أَلۡفً۬ا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٌ۬ لَّا يَفۡقَهُونَ

and if there be a hundred steadfast persons they will overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are people who do not understand.

ٱلۡـَٔـٰنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمۡ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمۡ ضَعۡفً۬ا‌ۚ

Now Allah has lightened your (task), for He knows that there is weakness in you.

فَإِن يَكُن مِّنڪُم مِّاْئَةٌ۬ صَابِرَةٌ۬ يَغۡلِبُواْ مِاْئَتَيۡنِ‌ۚ

So if there are of you a hundred steadfast persons, they shall overcome two hundred,

وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمۡ أَلۡفٌ۬ يَغۡلِبُوٓاْ أَلۡفَيۡنِ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۗ

and if there are a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousand with the Leave of Allah.

وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ  

And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc).

مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ ۥۤ أَسۡرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثۡخِنَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ

It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land.

تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡأَخِرَةَ‌ۗ

You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter.

وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۬  

And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

لَّوۡلَا كِتَـٰبٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمۡ فِيمَآ أَخَذۡتُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ۬  

Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took.

فَكُلُواْ مِمَّا غَنِمۡتُمۡ حَلَـٰلاً۬ طَيِّبً۬ا‌ۚ

So enjoy what you have gotten of booty in war, lawful and good,

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ

and be afraid of Allah.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬  

Certainly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّمَن فِىٓ أَيۡدِيكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَسۡرَىٰٓ

O Prophet! Say to the captives that are in your hands:

إِن يَعۡلَمِ ٱللَّهُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمۡ خَيۡرً۬ا يُؤۡتِكُمۡ خَيۡرً۬ا مِّمَّآ أُخِذَ مِنڪُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ‌ۗ

"If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you,

وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬

and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

وَإِن يُرِيدُواْ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدۡ خَانُواْ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَأَمۡكَنَ مِنۡہُمۡ‌ۗ

But if they intend to betray you (O Muhammad SAW), they have already betrayed Allah before. So He gave (you) power over them.

وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ  

And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَـٰهَدُواْ بِأَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِہِمۡ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

Verily, those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard and fought with their property and their lives in the Cause of Allah

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَواْ وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ بَعۡضُہُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۚ

as well as those who gave (them) asylum and help, - these are (all) allies to one another.

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَلَمۡ يُہَاجِرُواْ مَا لَكُم مِّن وَلَـٰيَتِہِم مِّن شَىۡءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُہَاجِرُواْ‌ۚ

And as to those who believed but did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad SAW), you owe no duty of protection to them until they emigrate,

وَإِنِ ٱسۡتَنصَرُوكُمۡ فِى ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيۡڪُمُ ٱلنَّصۡرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِۭ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَہُم مِّيثَـٰقٌ۬‌ۗ

but if they seek your help in Religion, it is your duty to help them except against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance,

وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ۬  

and Allah is the All-Seer of what you do.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَعۡضُہُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍ‌ۚ

And those who disbelieve are allies to one another,

إِلَّا تَفۡعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتۡنَةٌ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَفَسَادٌ۬ ڪَبِيرٌ۬  

(and) if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so (i.e. become allies, as one united block with one Khalifah - chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world to make victorious Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), there will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism, etc.) and oppression on earth, and a great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism).

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَـٰهَدُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

And those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard in the Cause of Allah (Al-Jihad),

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَواْ وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ حَقًّ۬ا‌ۚ

as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid; - these are the believers in truth,

لَّهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٌ۬ وَرِزۡقٌ۬ كَرِيمٌ۬

for them is forgiveness and Rizqun Kareem (a generous provision i.e. Paradise).

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدُ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَـٰهَدُواْ مَعَكُمۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ مِنكُمۡ‌ۚ

And those who believed afterwards, and emigrated and strove hard along with you, (in the Cause of Allah) they are of you.

وَأُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ بَعۡضُہُمۡ أَوۡلَىٰ بِبَعۡضٍ۬ فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۗ

But kindred by blood are nearer to one another regarding inheritance in the decree ordained by Allah.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ  

Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything

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