Rub El Hizb 74

One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)

8:61
۞وَإِن
wa-in
And if
جَنَحُواْ
janahu
they incline
لِلسَّلۡمِ
lilssalmi
to peace
فَٱجۡنَحۡ
fa-ij'nah
then you (also) incline
لَهَا
laha
to it
وَتَوَكَّلۡ
watawakkal
and put (your) trust
عَلَى
ala
in
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
Allah
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
al-sami'u
(is) All-Hearer
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
All-Knower
٦١

But if they incline towards peace, you [Prophet] must also incline towards it, and put your trust in God: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing

Translation 1260

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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

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8:70
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّبِيُّ
al-nabiyu
Prophet
قُل
qul
Say
لِّمَن
liman
to whoever
فِيٓ
fi
(is) in
أَيۡدِيكُم
aydikum
your hands
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡأَسۡرَىٰٓ
al-asra
the captives
إِن
in
If
يَعۡلَمِ
ya'lami
knows
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
فِي
fi
in
قُلُوبِكُمۡ
qulubikum
your hearts
خَيۡرٗا
khayran
any good
يُؤۡتِكُمۡ
yu'tikum
He will give you
خَيۡرٗا
khayran
better
مِّمَّآ
mimma
than what
أُخِذَ
ukhidha
was taken
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
from you
وَيَغۡفِرۡ
wayaghfir
and He will forgive
لَكُمۡۚ
lakum
you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٞ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٞ
rahimun
Most Merciful
٧٠

Prophet, tell those you have taken captive, ‘If God knows of any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: God is forgiving and merciful.’

Translation 1260

8:71
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يُرِيدُواْ
yuridu
they intend
خِيَانَتَكَ
khiyanataka
(to) betray you
فَقَدۡ
faqad
certainly
خَانُواْ
khanu
they have betrayed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلُ
qablu
before
فَأَمۡكَنَ
fa-amkana
So He gave (you) power
مِنۡهُمۡۗ
min'hum
over them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌ
hakimun
All-Wise
٧١

But if they mean to betray you, they have betrayed God before, and He has given you mastery over them: He is all knowing, all wise

Translation 1260

8:72
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
وَهَاجَرُواْ
wahajaru
and emigrated
وَجَٰهَدُواْ
wajahadu
and strove hard
بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
bi-amwalihim
with their wealth
وَأَنفُسِهِمۡ
wa-anfusihim
and their lives
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those who
ءَاوَواْ
awaw
gave shelter
وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ
wanasaru
and helped
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
those
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
ba'duhum
some of them
أَوۡلِيَآءُ
awliyau
(are) allies
بَعۡضٖۚ
ba'din
(of) another
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
But those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
وَلَمۡ
walam
and (did) not
يُهَاجِرُواْ
yuhajiru
emigrate
مَا
ma
(it is) not
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّن
min
(of)
وَلَٰيَتِهِم
walayatihim
their protection
مِّن
min
(in)
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
(in) anything
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
يُهَاجِرُواْۚ
yuhajiru
they emigrate
وَإِنِ
wa-ini
And if
ٱسۡتَنصَرُوكُمۡ
is'tansarukum
they seek your help
فِي
fi
in
ٱلدِّينِ
al-dini
the religion
فَعَلَيۡكُمُ
fa'alaykumu
then upon you
ٱلنَّصۡرُ
al-nasru
(is to) help them
إِلَّا
illa
except
عَلَىٰ
ala
against
قَوۡمِۭ
qawmin
a people
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
baynakum
between you
وَبَيۡنَهُم
wabaynahum
and between them
مِّيثَٰقٞۗ
mithaqun
(is) a treaty
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بِمَا
bima
of what
تَعۡمَلُونَ
ta'maluna
you do
بَصِيرٞ
basirun
(is) All-Seer
٧٢

Those who believed and emigrated [to Medina] and struggled for God’s cause with their possessions and persons, and those who gave refuge and help, are all allies of one another. As for those who believed but did not emigrate, you are not responsible for their protection until they have done so. But if they seek help from you against persecution, it is your duty to assist them, except against people with whom you have a treaty: God sees all that you do

Translation 1260

8:73
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
ba'duhum
some of them
أَوۡلِيَآءُ
awliyau
(are) allies
بَعۡضٍۚ
ba'din
(to) another
إِلَّا
illa
If not
تَفۡعَلُوهُ
taf 'aluhu
you do it
تَكُن
takun
(there) will be
فِتۡنَةٞ
fit'natun
oppression
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَفَسَادٞ
wafasadun
and corruption
كَبِيرٞ
kabirun
great
٧٣

The disbelievers support one another. If you do not do the same, there will be persecution in the land and great corruption

Translation 1260

8:74
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
وَهَاجَرُواْ
wahajaru
and emigrated
وَجَٰهَدُواْ
wajahadu
and strove hard
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those who
ءَاوَواْ
awaw
gave shelter
وَّنَصَرُوٓاْ
wanasaru
and helped
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
those
هُمُ
humu
they (are)
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
حَقّٗاۚ
haqqan
(in) truth
لَّهُم
lahum
For them
مَّغۡفِرَةٞ
maghfiratun
(is) forgiveness
وَرِزۡقٞ
wariz'qun
and a provision
كَرِيمٞ
karimun
noble
٧٤

Those who believed and emigrated, and struggled for God’s cause, and those who gave refuge and help- they are the true believers and they will have forgiveness and generous provision

Translation 1260

8:75
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدُ
ba'du
afterwards
وَهَاجَرُواْ
wahajaru
and emigrated
وَجَٰهَدُواْ
wajahadu
and strove hard
مَعَكُمۡ
ma'akum
with you
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulaika
then those
مِنكُمۡۚ
minkum
(are) of you
وَأُوْلُواْ
wa-ulu
But those
ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ
al-arhami
(of) blood relationship
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
ba'duhum
some of them
أَوۡلَىٰ
awla
(are) nearer
بِبَعۡضٖ
biba'din
to another
فِي
fi
in
كِتَٰبِ
kitabi
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمُۢ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
٧٥

And those who came to believe afterwards, and emigrated and struggled alongside you, they are part of you, but relatives still have prior claim over one another in God’s Scripture: God has full knowledge of all things

Translation 1260