Surah 8. Al-Anfal

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-19 [2], 20-28 [3], 29-37 [4], 38-44 [5], 45-48 [6], 49-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-69 [9], 70-75 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 45-48یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieveاِذَاWhenلَقِیْتُمْyou meetفِئَةًa forceفَاثْبُتُوْاthen be firmوَ اذْكُرُواand rememberاللّٰهَAllahكَثِیْرًاmuchلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَۚ(be) successful 8. Al-Anfal Page 183وَ اَطِیْعُواAnd obeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ رَسُوْلَهٗand His Messengerوَ لَاand (do) notتَنَازَعُوْاdisputeفَتَفْشَلُوْاlest you lose courageوَ تَذْهَبَand (would) departرِیْحُكُمْyour strengthوَ اصْبِرُوْا ؕand be patientاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahمَعَ(is) withالصّٰبِرِیْنَۚthe patient ones وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَكُوْنُوْاbeكَالَّذِیْنَlike those whoخَرَجُوْاcame forthمِنْfromدِیَارِهِمْtheir homesبَطَرًاboastfullyوَّ رِئَآءَand showing offالنَّاسِ(to) the peopleوَ یَصُدُّوْنَand hinder (them)عَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) Allahوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahبِمَاof whatیَعْمَلُوْنَthey doمُحِیْطٌ (is) All-Encompassing وَ اِذْAnd whenزَیَّنَmade fair-seemingلَهُمُto themالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanاَعْمَالَهُمْtheir deedsوَ قَالَand he saidلَاNo (one)غَالِبَ(can) overcomeلَكُمُ[to] youالْیَوْمَtodayمِنَfromالنَّاسِthe peopleوَ اِنِّیْand indeed, I amجَارٌa neighborلَّكُمْ ۚfor youفَلَمَّاBut whenتَرَآءَتِcame in sightالْفِئَتٰنِthe two forcesنَكَصَhe turned awayعَلٰیonعَقِبَیْهِhis heelsوَ قَالَand saidاِنِّیْIndeed, I amبَرِیْٓءٌfreeمِّنْكُمْof youاِنِّیْۤIndeed, Iاَرٰیseeمَاwhatلَاnotتَرَوْنَyou seeاِنِّیْۤindeed, Iاَخَافُ[I] fearاللّٰهَ ؕAllahوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahشَدِیْدُ(is) severeالْعِقَابِ۠(in) the penalty

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Translation of Verse 45-48

45. O believers! When you face an enemy, stand firm and remember Allah often so you may triumph.

46. Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not dispute with one another, or you would be discouraged and weakened. Persevere! Surely Allah is with those who persevere.

47. Do not be like those ˹pagans˺ who left their homes arrogantly, only to be seen by people and to hinder others from Allah's Path. And Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.

48. And ˹remember˺ when Satan made their ˹evil˺ deeds appealing to them, and said, "No one can overcome you today. I am surely by your side." But when the two forces faced off, he cowered and said, "I have absolutely nothing to do with you. I certainly see what you do not see. I truly fear Allah, for Allah is severe in punishment."

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