3:158
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
مُّتُّمۡ
muttum
you die
أَوۡ
aw
or
قُتِلۡتُمۡ
qutil'tum
are killed
لَإِلَى
la-ila
surely to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تُحۡشَرُونَ
tuh'sharuna
you will be gathered
١٥٨

Whether you die or are killed, it is to God that you will be gathered

Translation 1260

3:159
فَبِمَا
fabima
So because
رَحۡمَةٖ
rahmatin
(of) Mercy
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
لِنتَ
linta
you dealt gently
لَهُمۡۖ
lahum
with them
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
كُنتَ
kunta
you had been
فَظًّا
fazzan
rude
غَلِيظَ
ghaliza
(and) harsh
ٱلۡقَلۡبِ
al-qalbi
(at) [the] heart
لَٱنفَضُّواْ
la-infaddu
surely they (would have) dispersed
مِنۡ
min
from
حَوۡلِكَۖ
hawlika
around you
فَٱعۡفُ
fa-u'fu
Then pardon
عَنۡهُمۡ
anhum
[from] them
وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ
wa-is'taghfir
and ask forgiveness
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
وَشَاوِرۡهُمۡ
washawir'hum
and consult them
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَمۡرِۖ
al-amri
the matter
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
Then when
عَزَمۡتَ
azamta
you have decided
فَتَوَكَّلۡ
fatawakkal
then put trust
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
loves
ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
al-mutawakilina
the ones who put trust (in Him)
١٥٩

By an act of mercy from God, you [Prophet] were gentle in your dealings with them- had you been harsh, or hard-hearted, they would have dispersed and left you- so pardon them and ask forgiveness for them. Consult with them about matters, then, when you have decided on a course of action, put your trust in God: God loves those who put their trust in Him

Translation 1260

3:160
إِن
in
If
يَنصُرۡكُمُ
yansur'kumu
helps you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
فَلَا
fala
then not
غَالِبَ
ghaliba
(can) overcome
لَكُمۡۖ
lakum
[for] you
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
يَخۡذُلۡكُمۡ
yakhdhul'kum
He forsakes you
فَمَن
faman
then who
ذَا
dha
(is)
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the one who
يَنصُرُكُم
yansurukum
can help you
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدِهِۦۗ
ba'dihi
after Him
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
And on
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
let put (their) trust
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
١٦٠

If God helps you [believers], no one can overcome you; if He forsakes you, who else can help you? Believers should put their trust in God

Translation 1260

3:161
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
is
لِنَبِيٍّ
linabiyyin
for a Prophet
أَن
an
that
يَغُلَّۚ
yaghulla
he defrauds
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَغۡلُلۡ
yaghlul
defrauds
يَأۡتِ
yati
will bring
بِمَا
bima
what
غَلَّ
ghalla
he had defrauded
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ
al-qiyamati
(of) Resurrection
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
تُوَفَّىٰ
tuwaffa
is repaid in full
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفۡسٖ
nafsin
soul
مَّا
ma
what
كَسَبَتۡ
kasabat
it earned
وَهُمۡ
wahum
and they
لَا
la
(will) not
يُظۡلَمُونَ
yuz'lamuna
be wronged
١٦١

It is inconceivable that a prophet would ever dishonestly take something from the battle gains. Anyone who does so will carry it with him on the Day of Resurrection, when each soul will be fully repaid for what it has done: no one will be wronged

Translation 1260

3:162
أَفَمَنِ
afamani
So is (the one) who
ٱتَّبَعَ
ittaba'a
pursues
رِضۡوَٰنَ
rid'wana
(the) pleasure
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
كَمَنۢ
kaman
like (the one) who
بَآءَ
baa
draws
بِسَخَطٖ
bisakhatin
on (himself) wrath
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ
wamawahu
and his abode
جَهَنَّمُۖ
jahannamu
(is) hell
وَبِئۡسَ
wabi'sa
and wretched
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the destination
١٦٢

Can the man who pursues God’s good pleasure be like the man who has brought God’s wrath upon himself and whose home will be Hell- a foul destination

Translation 1260

3:163
هُمۡ
hum
They
دَرَجَٰتٌ
darajatun
(are in varying) degrees
عِندَ
inda
near
ٱللَّهِۗ
al-lahi
Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
بَصِيرُۢ
basirun
(is) All-Seer
بِمَا
bima
of what
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
they do
١٦٣

They are in a different class in God’s eyes; God sees exactly what they do

Translation 1260

3:164
لَقَدۡ
laqad
Certainly
مَنَّ
manna
bestowed a Favor
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَى
ala
upon
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
إِذۡ
idh
as
بَعَثَ
ba'atha
He raised
فِيهِمۡ
fihim
among them
رَسُولٗا
rasulan
a Messenger
مِّنۡ
min
from
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
anfusihim
themselves
يَتۡلُواْ
yatlu
reciting
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
to them
ءَايَٰتِهِۦ
ayatihi
His Verses
وَيُزَكِّيهِمۡ
wayuzakkihim
and purifying them
وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ
wayu'allimuhumu
and teaching them
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
al-kitaba
the Book
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
wal-hik'mata
and the wisdom
وَإِن
wa-in
although
كَانُواْ
kanu
they were
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلُ
qablu
before (that)
لَفِي
lafi
certainly in
ضَلَٰلٖ
dalalin
(the) error
مُّبِينٍ
mubinin
clear
١٦٤

God has been truly gracious to the believers in sending them a Messenger from among their own, to recite His revelations to them, to make them grow in purity, and to teach them the Scripture and wisdom- before that they were clearly astray

Translation 1260

3:165
أَوَلَمَّآ
awalamma
Or when
أَصَٰبَتۡكُم
asabatkum
struck you
مُّصِيبَةٞ
musibatun
disaster
قَدۡ
qad
surely
أَصَبۡتُم
asabtum
you (had) struck (them)
مِّثۡلَيۡهَا
mith'layha
twice of it
قُلۡتُمۡ
qul'tum
you said
أَنَّىٰ
anna
From where
هَٰذَاۖ
hadha
(is) this
قُلۡ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
It
مِنۡ
min
(is)
عِندِ
indi
from
أَنفُسِكُمۡۗ
anfusikum
yourselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
١٦٥

Why do you [believers] say, when a calamity befalls you, even after you have inflicted twice as much damage [on your enemy], ‘How did this happen?’? [Prophet], say, ‘You brought it upon yourselves.’ God has power over everything

Translation 1260