Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 48
وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allāh. And Allāh is severe in penalty."
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- زَيَّنَzayyanamade fair-seeming
- لَهُمُlahumuto them
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
- أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds
- وَقَالَwaqālaand he said
- لَاlāNo (one)
- غَالِبَghāliba(can) overcome
- لَكُمُlakumu[to] you
- ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatoday
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
- وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I am
- جَارٌۭjāruna neighbor
- لَّكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
- فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
- تَرَآءَتِtarāaticame in sight
- ٱلْفِئَتَانِl-fi-atānithe two forces
- نَكَصَnakaṣahe turned away
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- عَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhihis heels
- وَقَالَwaqālaand said
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I am
- بَرِىٓءٌۭbarīonfree
- مِّنكُمْminkumof you
- إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
- أَرَىٰarāsee
- مَاmāwhat
- لَاlānot
- تَرَوْنَtarawnayou see
- إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
- أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
- ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
- ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi(in) the penalty
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