Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 16
وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُۥٓ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَآءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allāh, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.
Al-Anfal · 8:16
Word by word
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- يُوَلِّهِمْyuwallihimturns to them
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat day
- دُبُرَهُۥٓduburahuhis back
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مُتَحَرِّفًۭاmutaḥarrifan(as) a strategy
- لِّقِتَالٍliqitālinof war
- أَوْawor
- مُتَحَيِّزًاmutaḥayyizan(to) join
- إِلَىٰilāto
- فِئَةٍۢfi-atina group
- فَقَدْfaqadcertainly
- بَآءَbāa(he has) incurred
- بِغَضَبٍۢbighaḍabinwrath
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- وَمَأْوَىٰهُwamawāhuand his abode
- جَهَنَّمُ ۖjahannamu(is) Hell
- وَبِئْسَwabi'saa wretched
- ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīrudestination
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