The Spoils of War — Verse 57
8:57 · al-Anfal
The Spoils of War 8:57
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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فَإِمَّا
fa-immā
|
So if | Prep |
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تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ
tathqafannahum
|
you gain dominance over them | V |
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فِى
fī
|
in | Prep |
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ٱلْحَرْبِ
l-ḥarbi
|
the war | Noun |
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فَشَرِّدْ
fasharrid
|
disperse | V |
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بِهِم
bihim
|
by them | Noun |
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مَّنْ
man
|
(those) who | Noun |
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خَلْفَهُمْ
khalfahum
|
(are) behind them | Noun |
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لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
|
so that they may | Prep |
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يَذَّكَّرُونَ
yadhakkarūna
|
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