The Spoils of War — Verse 53
8:53 · al-Anfal
The Spoils of War 8:53
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
|
That | Noun |
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بِأَنَّ
bi-anna
|
(is) because | Prep |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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لَمْ
lam
|
not | Prep |
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يَكُ
yaku
|
is | V |
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مُغَيِّرًا
mughayyiran
|
One Who changes | Noun |
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نِّعْمَةً
niʿ'matan
|
a favor | Noun |
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أَنْعَمَهَا
anʿamahā
|
which He had bestowed | V |
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
|
on | Prep |
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قَوْمٍ
qawmin
|
a people | Noun |
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حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
|
until | Prep |
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يُغَيِّرُوا۟
yughayyirū
|
they change | V |
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مَا
mā
|
what | Noun |
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بِأَنفُسِهِمْ
bi-anfusihim
|
(is) in themselves | Noun |
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وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
|
And indeed | Prep |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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سَمِيعٌ
samīʿun
|
(is) All-Hearing | Noun |
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عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
|
All-Knowing | Noun |
[He did] this because God would never change a favour He had conferred on a people unless they changed what was within themselves. God is all hearing, all knowing
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
ذَ ٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمۡ یَكُ مُغَیِّرࣰا نِّعۡمَةً أَنۡعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمٍ حَتَّىٰ یُغَیِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمۡ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِیعٌ عَلِیمࣱ ٥٣
dhālika bi-anna l-laha lam yaku mughayyiran niʿ'matan anʿamahā ʿalā qawmin ḥattā yughayyirū mā bi-anfusihim wa-anna l-laha samīʿun ʿalīmu