8:62
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يُرِيدُوٓاْ
yuridu
they intend
أَن
an
to
يَخۡدَعُوكَ
yakhda'uka
deceive you
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
حَسۡبَكَ
hasbaka
is sufficient for you
ٱللَّهُۚ
al-lahu
Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَيَّدَكَ
ayyadaka
supported you
بِنَصۡرِهِۦ
binasrihi
with His help
وَبِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
wabil-mu'minina
and with the believers
٦٢

If they intend to deceive you, God is enough for you: it was He who strengthened you with His help

Translation 1260

8:63
وَأَلَّفَ
wa-allafa
And He (has) put affection
بَيۡنَ
bayna
between
قُلُوبِهِمۡۚ
qulubihim
their hearts
لَوۡ
law
If
أَنفَقۡتَ
anfaqta
you (had) spent
مَا
ma
whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
جَمِيعٗا
jami'an
all
مَّآ
ma
not
أَلَّفۡتَ
allafta
(could) you (have) put affection
بَيۡنَ
bayna
between
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
qulubihim
their hearts
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
أَلَّفَ
allafa
(has) put affection
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
baynahum
between them
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٞ
hakimun
All-Wise
٦٣

and with the believers, and brought their hearts together. Even if you had given away everything in the earth you could not have done this, but God brought them together: God is mighty and wise

Translation 1260

8:64
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّبِيُّ
al-nabiyu
Prophet
حَسۡبُكَ
hasbuka
Sufficient for you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
وَمَنِ
wamani
and whoever
ٱتَّبَعَكَ
ittaba'aka
follows you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
٦٤

Prophet, God is enough for you, and for the believers who follow you

Translation 1260

8:65
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّبِيُّ
al-nabiyu
Prophet
حَرِّضِ
harridi
Urge
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
عَلَى
ala
to
ٱلۡقِتَالِۚ
al-qitali
[the] fight
إِن
in
If
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
عِشۡرُونَ
ish'runa
twenty
صَٰبِرُونَ
sabiruna
steadfast
يَغۡلِبُواْ
yaghlibu
they will overcome
مِاْئَتَيۡنِۚ
mi-atayni
two hundred
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُم
minkum
among you
مِّاْئَةٞ
mi-atun
a hundred
يَغۡلِبُوٓاْ
yaghlibu
they will overcome
أَلۡفٗا
alfan
a thousand
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
bi-annahum
because they
قَوۡمٞ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
la
(who do) not
يَفۡقَهُونَ
yafqahuna
understand
٦٥

Prophet, urge the believers to fight: if there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred, and a hundred of you, if steadfast, will overcome a thousand of the disbelievers, for they are people who do not understand

Translation 1260

8:66
ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ
al-ana
Now
خَفَّفَ
khaffafa
has (been) lightened
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
عَنكُمۡ
ankum
for you
وَعَلِمَ
wa'alima
and He knows
أَنَّ
anna
that
فِيكُمۡ
fikum
in you
ضَعۡفٗاۚ
da'fan
(there) is weakness
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُم
minkum
among you
مِّاْئَةٞ
mi-atun
a hundred
صَابِرَةٞ
sabiratun
steadfast
يَغۡلِبُواْ
yaghlibu
they will overcome
مِاْئَتَيۡنِۚ
mi-atayni
two hundred
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
أَلۡفٞ
alfun
a thousand
يَغۡلِبُوٓاْ
yaghlibu
they will overcome
أَلۡفَيۡنِ
alfayni
two thousand
بِإِذۡنِ
bi-idh'ni
with (the) permission
ٱللَّهِۗ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
مَعَ
ma'a
(is) with
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
al-sabirina
the steadfast
٦٦

But God has lightened your burden for now, knowing that there is weakness in you––a steadfast hundred of you will defeat two hundred and a steadfast thousand of you will defeat two thousand, by God’s permission: God is with the steadfast

Translation 1260

8:67
مَا
ma
Not
كَانَ
kana
is
لِنَبِيٍّ
linabiyyin
for a Prophet
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakuna
(there) should be
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
for him
أَسۡرَىٰ
asra
prisoners of war
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
يُثۡخِنَ
yuth'khina
he has battled strenuously
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
al-ardi
the land
تُرِيدُونَ
turiduna
You desire
عَرَضَ
arada
(the) commodities
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
but Allah
يُرِيدُ
yuridu
desires
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۗ
al-akhirata
(for you) the Hereafter
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٞ
hakimun
All-Wise
٦٧

It is not right for a prophet to take captives before he has conquered the battlefield. You [people] desire the transient goods of this world, but God desires the Hereafter [for you]- God is mighty and wise

Translation 1260

8:68
لَّوۡلَا
lawla
Had not
كِتَٰبٞ
kitabun
an ordainment
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
سَبَقَ
sabaqa
preceded
لَمَسَّكُمۡ
lamassakum
surely (would) have touched you
فِيمَآ
fima
for what
أَخَذۡتُمۡ
akhadhtum
you took
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
a punishment
عَظِيمٞ
azimun
great
٦٨

and had it not been preordained by God, a severe punishment would have come upon you for what you have taken

Translation 1260

8:69
فَكُلُواْ
fakulu
So eat
مِمَّا
mimma
from what
غَنِمۡتُمۡ
ghanim'tum
you got as war booty
حَلَٰلٗا
halalan
lawful
طَيِّبٗاۚ
tayyiban
(and) good
وَٱتَّقُواْ
wa-ittaqu
and fear
ٱللَّهَۚ
al-laha
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
غَفُورٞ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٞ
rahimun
Most Merciful
٦٩

So enjoy in a good and lawful manner the things you have gained in war and be mindful of God: He is forgiving and merciful

Translation 1260