Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 44
وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ
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 Allāh might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allāh are [all] matters returned.
Al-Anfal · 8:44
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- يُرِيكُمُوهُمْyurīkumūhumHe showed them to you
- إِذِidhiwhen
- ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْl-taqaytumyou met
- فِىٓfīin
- أَعْيُنِكُمْaʿyunikumyour eyes
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan(as) few
- وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْwayuqallilukumand He made you (appear) as few
- فِىٓfīin
- أَعْيُنِهِمْaʿyunihimtheir eyes
- لِيَقْضِىَliyaqḍiyathat might accomplish
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah might accomplish
- أَمْرًۭاamrana matter
- كَانَkāna(that) was
- مَفْعُولًۭا ۗmafʿūlan(already) destined
- وَإِلَىwa-ilāAnd to
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- تُرْجَعُtur'jaʿureturn
- ٱلْأُمُورُl-umūru(all) the matters
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