Al-'Anfāl
The Spoils of War
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الأنفال
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you yasalūnaka about ʿani the spoils of war l-anfāli Say quli The spoils of war l-anfālu (are) for Allah lillahi and the Messenger wal-rasūli So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and set right wa-aṣliḥū that dhāta (which is) between you baynikum and obey wa-aṭīʿū Allah l-laha and His Messenger warasūlahu if in you are kuntum believers mu'minīna
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the bounties [of war]. Say, "The [decision concerning] bounties is for Allāh and the Messenger." So fear Allāh and amend that which is between you and obey Allāh and His Messenger, if you should be believers.
إِنَّمَا Only innamā the believers l-mu'minūna (are) those who alladhīna when idhā is mentioned dhukira Allah l-lahu feel fear wajilat their hearts qulūbuhum and when wa-idhā are recited tuliyat to them ʿalayhim His Verses āyātuhu they increase them zādathum (in) faith īmānan and upon waʿalā their Lord rabbihim they put their trust yatawakkalūna
The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely -
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who alladhīna establish yuqīmūna the prayer l-ṣalata and out of what wamimmā We have provided them razaqnāhum they spend yunfiqūna
The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ulāika they are humu the believers l-mu'minūna (in) truth ḥaqqan For them lahum (are) ranks darajātun with ʿinda their Lord rabbihim and forgiveness wamaghfiratun and a provision wariz'qun noble karīmun
Those are the believers, truly. For them are degrees [of high position] with their Lord and forgiveness and noble provision.
كَمَآ As kamā brought you out akhrajaka your Lord rabbuka from min your home baytika in truth bil-ḥaqi while indeed wa-inna a party farīqan among mina the believers l-mu'minīna certainly disliked lakārihūna
[It1 is] just as when your Lord brought you out of your home [for the battle of Badr] in truth, while indeed, a party among the believers were unwilling,
يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ They dispute with you yujādilūnaka concerning fī the truth l-ḥaqi after what baʿdamā was made clear tabayyana as if ka-annamā they were driven yusāqūna to ilā [the] death l-mawti while they wahum (were) looking yanẓurūna
Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh promised you yaʿidukumu Allah l-lahu one iḥ'dā (of) the two groups l-ṭāifatayni that it (would be) annahā for you lakum and you wished watawaddūna that anna (one) other than ghayra that dhāti (of) the armed l-shawkati would be takūnu for you lakum But intended wayurīdu Allah l-lahu to an justify yuḥiqqa the truth l-ḥaqa by His words bikalimātihi and cut off wayaqṭaʿa (the) roots dābira (of) the disbelievers l-kāfirīna
[Remember, O believers], when Allāh promised you one of the two groups1 - that it would be yours - and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours. But Allāh intended to establish the truth by His words and to eliminate the disbelievers
لِيُحِقَّ That He might justify liyuḥiqqa the truth l-ḥaqa and prove false wayub'ṭila the falsehood l-bāṭila even if walaw disliked (it) kariha the criminals l-muj'rimūna
That He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.