The Spoils of War 8:61

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِن wa-in
And if Prep
جَنَحُوا۟ janaḥū
they incline V
to peace Noun
فَٱجْنَحْ fa-ij'naḥ
then you (also) incline V
لَهَا lahā
to it Noun
and put (your) trust V
عَلَى ʿalā
in Prep
Allah Noun
Indeed Prep
هُوَ huwa
He Noun
(is) All-Hearer Noun
All-Knower Noun

But if they incline towards peace, you [Prophet] must also incline towards it, and put your trust in God: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

۞ وَإِن جَنَحُوا۟ لِلسَّلۡمِ فَٱجۡنَحۡ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ۝٦١

wa-in janaḥū lilssalmi fa-ij'naḥ lahā watawakkal ʿalā l-lahi innahu huwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīm