سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 146
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن نَّبِىٍّ قَـٰتَلَ مَعَهُۥ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ فَمَا وَهَنُوا۟ لِمَآ أَصَابَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا۟ وَمَا ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿146﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And many a Prophet (i.e. many from amongst the Prophets) fought (in Allâh’s Cause) and along with him (fought) large bands of religious learned men. But they never lost heart for that which did befall them in Allâh’s Way, nor did they weaken nor degrade themselves. And Allâh loves As-Sâbirûn (the patient).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَأَيِّن
waka-ayyin
And how many
مِّن
min
from
نَّبِىٍّۢ
nabiyyin
a Prophet
قَـٰتَلَ
qātala
fought
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
رِبِّيُّونَ
ribbiyyūna
(were) religious scholars
كَثِيرٌۭ
kathīrun
many
فَمَا
famā
But not
وَهَنُوا۟
wahanū
they lost heart
لِمَآ
limā
for what
أَصَابَهُمْ
aṣābahum
befell them
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَا
wamā
and not
ضَعُفُوا۟
ḍaʿufū
they weakened
وَمَا
wamā
and not
ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ ۗ
is'takānū
they gave in
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
l-ṣābirīna
the patient ones
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
146. 1. That is, those who do not lose heart in the severity of battle and do not show weakness and feebleness.
