The Spoils of War — Verse 44
8:44 · al-Anfal
The Spoils of War 8:44
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِذْ
wa-idh
|
And when | Noun |
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يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ
yurīkumūhum
|
He showed them to you | V |
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إِذِ
idhi
|
when | Noun |
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ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ
l-taqaytum
|
you met | V |
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فِىٓ
fī
|
in | Prep |
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أَعْيُنِكُمْ
aʿyunikum
|
your eyes | Noun |
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قَلِيلًا
qalīlan
|
(as) few | Noun |
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وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ
wayuqallilukum
|
and He made you (appear) as few | V |
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فِىٓ
fī
|
in | Prep |
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أَعْيُنِهِمْ
aʿyunihim
|
their eyes | Noun |
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لِيَقْضِىَ
liyaqḍiya
|
that might accomplish | V |
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ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
|
Allah might accomplish | Noun |
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أَمْرًا
amran
|
a matter | Noun |
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كَانَ
kāna
|
(that) was | V |
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مَفْعُولًا
mafʿūlan
|
(already) destined | Noun |
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وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
|
And to | Prep |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
Allah | Noun |
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تُرْجَعُ
tur'jaʿu
|
return | V |
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ٱلْأُمُورُ
l-umūru
|
(all) the matters | Noun |
When you met He showed them to you as few, and He made you few in their eyes, so that He might bring about what has been ordained: everything goes back to God
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِذۡ یُرِیكُمُوهُمۡ إِذِ ٱلۡتَقَیۡتُمۡ فِیۤ أَعۡیُنِكُمۡ قَلِیلࣰا وَیُقَلِّلُكُمۡ فِیۤ أَعۡیُنِهِمۡ لِیَقۡضِیَ ٱللَّهُ أَمۡرࣰا كَانَ مَفۡعُولࣰاۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرۡجَعُ ٱلۡأُمُورُ ٤٤
wa-idh yurīkumūhum idhi l-taqaytum fī aʿyunikum qalīlan wayuqallilukum fī aʿyunihim liyaqḍiya l-lahu amran kāna mafʿūlan wa-ilā l-lahi tur'jaʿu l-umūr