Surah An-Nisa, ayah 102
وَإِذَا كُنتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَلْتَقُمْ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُم مَّعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوٓا۟ أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذَا سَجَدُوا۟ فَلْيَكُونُوا۟ مِن وَرَآئِكُمْ وَلْتَأْتِ طَآئِفَةٌ أُخْرَىٰ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا۟ فَلْيُصَلُّوا۟ مَعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا۟ حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ۗ وَدَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن كَانَ بِكُمْ أَذًى مِّن مَّطَرٍ أَوْ كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَن تَضَعُوٓا۟ أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ ۖ وَخُذُوا۟ حِذْرَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا
And when you [i.e., the commander of an army] are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allāh has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
Word by word
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- كُنتَkuntayou are
- فِيهِمْfīhimamong them
- فَأَقَمْتَfa-aqamtaand you lead
- لَهُمُlahumufor them
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- فَلْتَقُمْfaltaqumthen let stand
- طَآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
- مِّنْهُمmin'humof them
- مَّعَكَmaʿakawith you
- وَلْيَأْخُذُوٓا۟walyakhudhūand let them take
- أَسْلِحَتَهُمْasliḥatahumtheir arms
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
- سَجَدُوا۟sajadūthey have prostrated
- فَلْيَكُونُوا۟falyakūnūthen let them be
- مِنminfrom
- وَرَآئِكُمْwarāikumbehind you
- وَلْتَأْتِwaltatiand let come (forward)
- طَآئِفَةٌṭāifatuna group
- أُخْرَىٰukh'rāother
- لَمْlam(which has) not
- يُصَلُّوا۟yuṣallūprayed
- فَلْيُصَلُّوا۟falyuṣallūand let them pray
- مَعَكَmaʿakawith you
- وَلْيَأْخُذُوا۟walyakhudhūand let them take
- حِذْرَهُمْḥidh'rahumtheir precautions
- وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ۗwa-asliḥatahumand their arms
- وَدَّwaddaWished
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- لَوْlawif
- تَغْفُلُونَtaghfulūnayou neglect
- عَنْʿan[about]
- أَسْلِحَتِكُمْasliḥatikumyour arms
- وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْwa-amtiʿatikumand your baggage
- فَيَمِيلُونَfayamīlūnaso (that) they (can) assault
- عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum[upon] you
- مَّيْلَةًۭmaylatan(in) an attack
- وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۚwāḥidatansingle
- وَلَاwalāBut (there is) no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
- إِنinif
- كَانَkānawas
- بِكُمْbikumwith you
- أَذًۭىadhanany trouble
- مِّنmin(because) of
- مَّطَرٍmaṭarinrain
- أَوْawor
- كُنتُمkuntumyou are
- مَّرْضَىٰٓmarḍāsick
- أَنanthat
- تَضَعُوٓا۟taḍaʿūyou lay down
- أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ ۖasliḥatakumyour arms
- وَخُذُوا۟wakhudhūbut take
- حِذْرَكُمْ ۗḥidh'rakumyour precautions
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- أَعَدَّaʿaddahas prepared
- لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
- عَذَابًۭاʿadhābana punishment
- مُّهِينًۭاmuhīnanhumiliating
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