The Spoils of War — Verse 58
8:58 · al-Anfal
The Spoils of War 8:58
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِمَّا
wa-immā
|
And if | Prep |
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تَخَافَنَّ
takhāfanna
|
you fear | V |
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مِن
min
|
from | Prep |
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قَوْمٍ
qawmin
|
a people | Noun |
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خِيَانَةً
khiyānatan
|
betrayal | Noun |
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فَٱنۢبِذْ
fa-inbidh
|
throw back | V |
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إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
|
to them | Prep |
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
|
on | Prep |
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سَوَآءٍ
sawāin
|
equal (terms) | Noun |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
(does) not | Prep |
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يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
|
love | V |
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ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ
l-khāinīna
|
the traitors | Noun |
And if you learn of treachery on the part of any people, throw their treaty back at them, for God does not love the treacherous
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوۡمٍ خِیَانَةࣰ فَٱنۢبِذۡ إِلَیۡهِمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَاۤءٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُحِبُّ ٱلۡخَاۤىِٕنِینَ ٥٨
wa-immā takhāfanna min qawmin khiyānatan fa-inbidh ilayhim ʿalā sawāin inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu l-khāinīn