Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 15
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ
O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [in battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].
Al-Anfal · 8:15
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
- ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- لَقِيتُمُlaqītumuyou meet
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- زَحْفًۭاzaḥfanadvancing
- فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
- تُوَلُّوهُمُtuwallūhumuturn to them
- ٱلْأَدْبَارَl-adbārathe backs
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