The Spoils of War 8:57

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Arabic English Morphology
فَإِمَّا fa-immā
So if Prep
you gain dominance over them V
فِى
in Prep
ٱلْحَرْبِ l-ḥarbi
the war Noun
فَشَرِّدْ fasharrid
disperse V
بِهِم bihim
by them Noun
(those) who Noun
(are) behind them Noun
so that they may Prep
take heed V

If you meet them in battle, make a fearsome example of them to those who come after them, so that they may take heed

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

فَإِمَّا تَثۡقَفَنَّهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡحَرۡبِ فَشَرِّدۡ بِهِم مَّنۡ خَلۡفَهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَذَّكَّرُونَ ۝٥٧

fa-immā tathqafannahum fī l-ḥarbi fasharrid bihim man khalfahum laʿallahum yadhakkarūn