The Spoils of War — Verse 9
8:9 · al-Anfal
The Spoils of War 8:9
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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إِذْ
idh
|
When | Noun |
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تَسْتَغِيثُونَ
tastaghīthūna
|
you were seeking help | V |
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رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
|
(of) your Lord | Noun |
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فَٱسْتَجَابَ
fa-is'tajāba
|
and He answered | V |
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لَكُمْ
lakum
|
[to] you | Noun |
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أَنِّى
annī
|
Indeed, I am | Prep |
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مُمِدُّكُم
mumiddukum
|
going to reinforce you | Noun |
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بِأَلْفٍ
bi-alfin
|
with a thousand | Noun |
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مِّنَ
mina
|
of | Prep |
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ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
l-malāikati
|
the Angels | Noun |
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مُرْدِفِينَ
mur'difīna
|
one after another | Noun |
When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
إِذۡ تَسۡتَغِیثُونَ رَبَّكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَكُمۡ أَنِّی مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلۡفࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ مُرۡدِفِینَ ٩
idh tastaghīthūna rabbakum fa-is'tajāba lakum annī mumiddukum bi-alfin mina l-malāikati mur'difīn