سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 22
وَلَوْ قَـٰتَلَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوَلَّوُا۟ ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if those who disbelieve fight against you, they certainly would have turned their backs; then they would have found neither a Walî (protector, guardian) nor a helper.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
قَـٰتَلَكُمُ
qātalakumu
fight you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَوَلَّوُا۟
lawallawū
surely they would turn
ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ
l-adbāra
the backs
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
lā
not
يَجِدُونَ
yajidūna
they would find
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan
any protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَصِيرًۭا
naṣīran
any helper
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.
22. 1. This is being said about the anticipated battle at Hudaybiyyah, that if these Quraysh of Makkah had not made peace but had chosen the path of war, they would have turned their backs and fled; they would have had no helper.
