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 49-58اِذْWhenیَقُوْلُsaidالْمُنٰفِقُوْنَthe hypocritesوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoفِیْinقُلُوْبِهِمْtheir heartsمَّرَضٌ(was) a diseaseغَرَّ(Had) deludedهٰۤؤُلَآءِthese (people)دِیْنُهُمْ ؕtheir religionوَ مَنْBut whoeverیَّتَوَكَّلْputs (his) trustعَلَیinاللّٰهِAllahفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-Mightyحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise وَ لَوْAnd ifتَرٰۤیyou (could) seeاِذْwhenیَتَوَفَّیtake away soulsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا ۙdisbelieveالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsیَضْرِبُوْنَstrikingوُجُوْهَهُمْtheir facesوَ اَدْبَارَهُمْ ۚand their backsوَ ذُوْقُوْاTasteعَذَابَ(the) punishmentالْحَرِیْقِ (of) the Blazing Fire ذٰلِكَThatبِمَا(is) for whatقَدَّمَتْsent forthاَیْدِیْكُمْyour handsوَ اَنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَیْسَ(is) notبِظَلَّامٍunjustلِّلْعَبِیْدِۙto His slaves كَدَاْبِLike (the) wayاٰلِ(of) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ ۙ(of) Firaunوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoمِنْ(were) fromقَبْلِهِمْ ؕbefore themكَفَرُوْاThey disbelievedبِاٰیٰتِin (the) Signsاللّٰهِ(of) Allahفَاَخَذَهُمُso seized themاللّٰهُAllahبِذُنُوْبِهِمْ ؕfor their sinsاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahقَوِیٌّ(is) All-Strongشَدِیْدُ(and) severeالْعِقَابِ (in) the penalty 8. Al-Anfal Page 184ذٰلِكَThatبِاَنَّ(is) becauseاللّٰهَAllahلَمْnotیَكُisمُغَیِّرًاOne Who changesنِّعْمَةًa favorاَنْعَمَهَاwhich He had bestowedعَلٰیonقَوْمٍa peopleحَتّٰیuntilیُغَیِّرُوْاthey changeمَاwhatبِاَنْفُسِهِمْ ۙ(is) in themselvesوَ اَنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahسَمِیْعٌ(is) All-HearingعَلِیْمٌۙAll-Knowing كَدَاْبِLike (the) wayاٰلِ(of) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ ۙ(of) Firaunوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoمِنْ(were) fromقَبْلِهِمْ ؕbefore themكَذَّبُوْاThey deniedبِاٰیٰتِ(the) Signsرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordفَاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْso We destroyed themبِذُنُوْبِهِمْfor their sinsوَ اَغْرَقْنَاۤand We drownedاٰلَ(the) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ ۚ(of) Firaunوَ كُلٌّand (they) allكَانُوْاwereظٰلِمِیْنَ wrongdoers اِنَّIndeedشَرَّ(the) worstالدَّوَآبِّ(of) the living creaturesعِنْدَnearاللّٰهِAllahالَّذِیْنَ(are) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveفَهُمْand theyلَا(will) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَۖۚbelieve اَلَّذِیْنَThose whoعٰهَدْتَّyou made a covenantمِنْهُمْwith themثُمَّthenیَنْقُضُوْنَthey breakعَهْدَهُمْtheir covenantفِیْ[in]كُلِّeveryمَرَّةٍtimeوَّ هُمْand theyلَا(do) notیَتَّقُوْنَ fear (Allah) فَاِمَّاSo ifتَثْقَفَنَّهُمْyou gain dominance over themفِیinالْحَرْبِthe warفَشَرِّدْdisperseبِهِمْby themمَّنْ(those) whoخَلْفَهُمْ(are) behind themلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَذَّكَّرُوْنَ take heed وَ اِمَّاAnd ifتَخَافَنَّyou fearمِنْfromقَوْمٍa peopleخِیَانَةًbetrayalفَانْۢبِذْthrow backاِلَیْهِمْto themعَلٰیonسَوَآءٍ ؕequal (terms)اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّloveالْخَآىِٕنِیْنَ۠the traitors

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Translation of Verse 49-58

49. ˹Remember˺ when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said, "These ˹believers˺ are deluded by their faith." But whoever puts their trust in Allah, surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

50. If only you could see when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, ˹saying,˺ "Taste the torment of burning!

51. This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation."

52. Their fate is that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them -they all disbelieved in Allah's signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, severe in punishment.

53. This is because Allah would never discontinue His favour to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

54. That was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before them -they all rejected the signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh's people. They were all wrongdoers.

55. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith-

56. ˹namely˺ those with whom you ˹O Prophet˺ have entered into treaties, but they violate them every time, not fearing the consequences.

57. If you ever encounter them in battle, make a fearsome example of them, so perhaps those who would follow them may be deterred.

58. And if you ˹O Prophet˺ see signs of betrayal by a people, respond by openly terminating your treaty with them. Surely Allah does not like those who betray.

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