إِذۡ
يُغَشِّيكُمُ
ٱلنُّعَاسَ
أَمَنَةٗ
مِّنۡهُ
وَيُنَزِّلُ
عَلَيۡكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءٗ
لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم
بِهِۦ
وَيُذۡهِبَ
عَنكُمۡ
رِجۡزَ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ
وَلِيَرۡبِطَ
عَلَىٰ
قُلُوبِكُمۡ
وَيُثَبِّتَ
بِهِ
ٱلۡأَقۡدَامَ
١١

˹Remember˺ when He caused drowsiness to overcome you, giving you serenity.¹ And He sent down rain from the sky to purify you, free you from Satan’s whispers, strengthen your hearts, and make ˹your˺ steps firm.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:12

إِذۡ

يُوحِي

رَبُّكَ

إِلَى

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

أَنِّي

مَعَكُمۡ

فَثَبِّتُواْ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْۚ

سَأُلۡقِي

فِي

قُلُوبِ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

ٱلرُّعۡبَ

فَٱضۡرِبُواْ

فَوۡقَ

ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ

وَٱضۡرِبُواْ

مِنۡهُمۡ

كُلَّ

بَنَانٖ

١٢

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when your Lord revealed to the angels, “I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:13

ذَٰلِكَ

بِأَنَّهُمۡ

شَآقُّواْ

ٱللَّهَ

وَرَسُولَهُۥۚ

وَمَن

يُشَاقِقِ

ٱللَّهَ

وَرَسُولَهُۥ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

شَدِيدُ

ٱلۡعِقَابِ

١٣

This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies Allah and His Messenger, then ˹know that˺ Allah is surely severe in punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:14

ذَٰلِكُمۡ

فَذُوقُوهُ

وَأَنَّ

لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

عَذَابَ

ٱلنَّارِ

١٤

That ˹worldly punishment˺ is yours, so taste it! Then the disbelievers will suffer the torment of the Fire.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:15

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُوٓاْ

إِذَا

لَقِيتُمُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

زَحۡفٗا

فَلَا

تُوَلُّوهُمُ

ٱلۡأَدۡبَارَ

١٥

O believers! When you face the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs to them.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:16

وَمَن

يُوَلِّهِمۡ

يَوۡمَئِذٖ

دُبُرَهُۥٓ

إِلَّا

مُتَحَرِّفٗا

لِّقِتَالٍ

أَوۡ

مُتَحَيِّزًا

إِلَىٰ

فِئَةٖ

فَقَدۡ

بَآءَ

بِغَضَبٖ

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ

جَهَنَّمُۖ

وَبِئۡسَ

ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

١٦

And whoever does so on such an occasion—unless it is a manoeuvre or to join their own troops—will earn the displeasure of Allah, and their home will be Hell. What an evil destination!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:17

فَلَمۡ

تَقۡتُلُوهُمۡ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

قَتَلَهُمۡۚ

وَمَا

رَمَيۡتَ

إِذۡ

رَمَيۡتَ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

رَمَىٰ

وَلِيُبۡلِيَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

مِنۡهُ

بَلَآءً

حَسَنًاۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

سَمِيعٌ

عَلِيمٞ

١٧

It was not you ˹believers˺ who killed them, but it was Allah Who did so. Nor was it you ˹O Prophet˺ who threw ˹a handful of sand at the disbelievers˺,¹ but it was Allah Who did so, rendering the believers a great favour. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:18

ذَٰلِكُمۡ

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

مُوهِنُ

كَيۡدِ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

١٨

As such, Allah frustrates the evil plans of the disbelievers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:19

إِن

تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ

فَقَدۡ

جَآءَكُمُ

ٱلۡفَتۡحُۖ

وَإِن

تَنتَهُواْ

فَهُوَ

خَيۡرٞ

لَّكُمۡۖ

وَإِن

تَعُودُواْ

نَعُدۡ

وَلَن

تُغۡنِيَ

عَنكُمۡ

فِئَتُكُمۡ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَلَوۡ

كَثُرَتۡ

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

مَعَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

١٩

If you ˹Meccans˺ sought judgment, now it has come to you. And if you cease, it will be for your own good. But if you persist, We will persist. And your forces—no matter how numerous they might be—will not benefit you whatsoever. For Allah is certainly with the believers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

8:20