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Surah Al-Ahzab
Verse 9–27

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember نِعْمَةَ (the) Favor ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you إِذْ when جَآءَتْكُمْ came to you جُنُودٌۭ (the) hosts فَأَرْسَلْنَا and We sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them رِيحًۭا a wind وَجُنُودًۭا and hosts لَّمْ not تَرَوْهَا ۚ you (could) see them وَكَانَ And Allah is ٱللَّهُ And Allah is بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرًا All-Seer ٩

O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allāh upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allāh, of what you do, Seeing.

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إِذْ When جَآءُوكُم they came upon you مِّن from فَوْقِكُمْ above you وَمِنْ and from أَسْفَلَ below مِنكُمْ you وَإِذْ and when زَاغَتِ grew wild ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ the eyes وَبَلَغَتِ and reached ٱلْقُلُوبُ the hearts ٱلْحَنَاجِرَ the throats وَتَظُنُّونَ and you assumed بِٱللَّهِ about Allah ٱلظُّنُونَا۠ the assumptions ١٠

[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats, and you assumed about Allāh [various] assumptions.

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هُنَالِكَ There ٱبْتُلِىَ were tried ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believers وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ and shaken زِلْزَالًۭا (with a) shake شَدِيدًۭا severe ١١

There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.

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وَإِذْ And when يَقُولُ said ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ the hypocrites وَٱلَّذِينَ and those فِى in قُلُوبِهِم their hearts مَّرَضٌۭ (was) a disease مَّا Not وَعَدَنَا Allah promised us ٱللَّهُ Allah promised us وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ and His messenger إِلَّا except غُرُورًۭا delusion ١٢

And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease said, "Allāh and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion,"

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وَإِذْ And when قَالَت said طَّآئِفَةٌۭ a party مِّنْهُمْ of them يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People يَثْرِبَ (of) Yathrib لَا No مُقَامَ stand لَكُمْ for you فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۚ so return وَيَسْتَـْٔذِنُ And asked permission فَرِيقٌۭ a group مِّنْهُمُ of them ٱلنَّبِىَّ (from) the Prophet يَقُولُونَ saying إِنَّ Indeed بُيُوتَنَا our houses عَوْرَةٌۭ (are) exposed وَمَا and not هِىَ they بِعَوْرَةٍ ۖ (were) exposed إِن Not يُرِيدُونَ they wished إِلَّا but فِرَارًۭا to flee ١٣

And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib, there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are exposed [i.e., unprotected]," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.

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وَلَوْ And if دُخِلَتْ had been entered عَلَيْهِم upon them مِّنْ from أَقْطَارِهَا all its sides ثُمَّ then سُئِلُوا۟ they had been asked ٱلْفِتْنَةَ the treachery لَـَٔاتَوْهَا they (would) have certainly done it وَمَا and not تَلَبَّثُوا۟ they (would) have hesitated بِهَآ over it إِلَّا except يَسِيرًۭا a little ١٤

And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah [i.e., disbelief] had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.

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وَلَقَدْ And certainly كَانُوا۟ they had عَـٰهَدُوا۟ promised ٱللَّهَ Allah مِن before قَبْلُ before لَا not يُوَلُّونَ they would turn ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ ۚ their backs وَكَانَ And is عَهْدُ (the) promise ٱللَّهِ (to) Allah مَسْـُٔولًۭا to be questioned ١٥

And they had already promised Allāh before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allāh [that about which one will be] questioned.

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قُل Say لَّن Never يَنفَعَكُمُ will benefit you ٱلْفِرَارُ the fleeing إِن if فَرَرْتُم you flee مِّنَ from ٱلْمَوْتِ death أَوِ or ٱلْقَتْلِ killing وَإِذًۭا and then لَّا not تُمَتَّعُونَ you will be allowed to enjoy إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a little ١٦

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."

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قُلْ Say مَن Who ذَا (is) it that ٱلَّذِى (is) it that يَعْصِمُكُم (can) protect you مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah إِنْ If أَرَادَ He intends بِكُمْ for you سُوٓءًا any harm أَوْ or أَرَادَ He intends بِكُمْ for you رَحْمَةًۭ ۚ a mercy وَلَا And not يَجِدُونَ they will find لَهُم for them مِّن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَلِيًّۭا any protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرًۭا any helper ١٧

Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allāh if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allāh any protector or any helper.

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۞ قَدْ Verily يَعْلَمُ Allah knows ٱللَّهُ Allah knows ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَ those who hinder مِنكُمْ among you وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَ and those who say لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ to their brothers هَلُمَّ Come إِلَيْنَا ۖ to us وَلَا and not يَأْتُونَ they come ٱلْبَأْسَ (to) the battle إِلَّا except قَلِيلًا a few ١٨

Already Allāh knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,

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أَشِحَّةً Miserly عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ towards you فَإِذَا But when جَآءَ comes ٱلْخَوْفُ the fear رَأَيْتَهُمْ you see them يَنظُرُونَ looking إِلَيْكَ at you تَدُورُ revolving أَعْيُنُهُمْ their eyes كَٱلَّذِى like one who يُغْشَىٰ faints عَلَيْهِ faints مِنَ from ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ [the] death فَإِذَا But when ذَهَبَ departs ٱلْخَوْفُ the fear سَلَقُوكُم they smite you بِأَلْسِنَةٍ with tongues حِدَادٍ sharp أَشِحَّةً miserly عَلَى towards ٱلْخَيْرِ ۚ the good أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those لَمْ not يُؤْمِنُوا۟ they have believed فَأَحْبَطَ so Allah made worthless ٱللَّهُ so Allah made worthless أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ۚ their deeds وَكَانَ And is ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى for ٱللَّهِ Allah يَسِيرًۭا easy ١٩

Indisposed toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allāh has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allāh, easy.

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يَحْسَبُونَ They think ٱلْأَحْزَابَ the confederates لَمْ (have) not يَذْهَبُوا۟ ۖ withdrawn وَإِن And if يَأْتِ (should) come ٱلْأَحْزَابُ the confederates يَوَدُّوا۟ they would wish لَوْ if أَنَّهُم that they (were) بَادُونَ living in (the) desert فِى among ٱلْأَعْرَابِ the Bedouins يَسْـَٔلُونَ asking عَنْ about أَنۢبَآئِكُمْ ۖ your news وَلَوْ And if كَانُوا۟ they were فِيكُم among you مَّا not قَـٰتَلُوٓا۟ they would fight إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a little ٢٠

They think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.

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لَّقَدْ Certainly كَانَ is لَكُمْ for you فِى in رَسُولِ (the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أُسْوَةٌ an excellent example حَسَنَةٌۭ an excellent example لِّمَن for (one) who كَانَ has يَرْجُوا۟ hope ٱللَّهَ (in) Allah وَٱلْيَوْمَ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ the Last وَذَكَرَ and remembers ٱللَّهَ Allah كَثِيرًۭا much ٢١

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allāh an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allāh and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allāh often.

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وَلَمَّا And when رَءَا saw ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believers ٱلْأَحْزَابَ the confederates قَالُوا۟ they said هَـٰذَا This مَا (is) what وَعَدَنَا Allah promised us ٱللَّهُ Allah promised us وَرَسُولُهُۥ and His Messenger وَصَدَقَ and Allah spoke the truth ٱللَّهُ and Allah spoke the truth وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ and His Messenger وَمَا And not زَادَهُمْ it increased them إِلَّآ except إِيمَـٰنًۭا (in) faith وَتَسْلِيمًۭا and submission ٢٢

And when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is what Allāh and His Messenger had promised us, and Allāh and His Messenger spoke the truth." And it increased them only in faith and acceptance.

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مِّنَ Among ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers رِجَالٌۭ (are) men صَدَقُوا۟ (who) have been true مَا (to) what عَـٰهَدُوا۟ they promised Allah ٱللَّهَ they promised Allah عَلَيْهِ ۖ [on it] فَمِنْهُم And among them مَّن (is he) who قَضَىٰ has fulfilled نَحْبَهُۥ his vow وَمِنْهُم and among them مَّن (is he) who يَنتَظِرُ ۖ awaits وَمَا And not بَدَّلُوا۟ they alter تَبْدِيلًۭا (by) any alteration ٢٣

Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allāh. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -

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لِّيَجْزِىَ That Allah may reward ٱللَّهُ That Allah may reward ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful بِصِدْقِهِمْ for their truth وَيُعَذِّبَ and punish ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ the hypocrites إِن if شَآءَ He wills أَوْ or يَتُوبَ turn in mercy عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ to them إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ٢٤

That Allāh may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

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وَرَدَّ And Allah turned back ٱللَّهُ And Allah turned back ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved بِغَيْظِهِمْ in their rage لَمْ not يَنَالُوا۟ they obtained خَيْرًۭا ۚ any good وَكَفَى And sufficient is ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (for) the believers ٱلْقِتَالَ ۚ (in) the battle وَكَانَ and Allah is ٱللَّهُ and Allah is قَوِيًّا All-Strong عَزِيزًۭا All-Mighty ٢٥

And Allāh repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having obtained any good. And sufficient was Allāh for the believers in battle, and ever is Allāh Powerful and Exalted in Might.

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وَأَنزَلَ And He brought down ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَـٰهَرُوهُم backed them مِّنْ among أَهْلِ (the) People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Scripture مِن from صَيَاصِيهِمْ their fortresses وَقَذَفَ and cast فِى into قُلُوبِهِمُ their hearts ٱلرُّعْبَ [the] terror فَرِيقًۭا a group تَقْتُلُونَ you killed وَتَأْسِرُونَ and you took captive فَرِيقًۭا a group ٢٦

And He brought down those who supported them among the People of the Scripture from their fortresses and cast terror into their hearts [so that] a party [i.e., their men] you killed, and you took captive a party [i.e., the women and children].

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وَأَوْرَثَكُمْ And He caused you to inherit أَرْضَهُمْ their land وَدِيَـٰرَهُمْ and their houses وَأَمْوَٰلَهُمْ and their properties وَأَرْضًۭا and a land لَّمْ not تَطَـُٔوهَا ۚ you (had) trodden وَكَانَ And Allah is ٱللَّهُ And Allah is عَلَىٰ on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرًۭا All-Powerful ٢٧

And He caused you to inherit their land and their homes and their properties and a land which you have not trodden. And ever is Allāh, over all things, competent.

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