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Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 44

The Spoils of War · Medinan · 75 ayahs

8:44

وَاِذْ یُرٖیكُمُوهُمْ اِذِ الْتَقَیْتُمْ فٖٓی اَعْیُنِكُمْ قَلٖیلًا وَیُقَلِّلُكُمْ فٖٓی اَعْیُنِهِمْ لِیَقْضِیَ اللّٰهُ اَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًاؕ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُورُࣖ

Waith yureekumoohum ithi iltaqaytum fee aAAyunikum qaleelan wayuqallilukum fee aAAyunihim liyaqdiya Allahu amran kana mafAAoolan waila Allahi turjaAAu alomooru

Translations

And [remember] when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you [appear] as few in their eyes so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allah are [all] matters returned

Saheeh International

And when He made you (Muslims), when ye met (them), see them with your eyes as few, and lessened you in their eyes, (it was) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done. Unto Allah all things are brought back

Marmaduke Pickthall