سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 19
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا۟ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا۟ نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِىَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you; and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous they be; and verily, Allâh is with the believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
تَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟
tastaftiḥū
you ask for victory
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
جَآءَكُمُ
jāakumu
has come to you
ٱلْفَتْحُ ۖ
l-fatḥu
the victory
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَنتَهُوا۟
tantahū
you desist
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then it (is)
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
good
لَّكُمْ ۖ
lakum
for you
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
تَعُودُوا۟
taʿūdū
you return
نَعُدْ
naʿud
We will return (too)
وَلَن
walan
And never
تُغْنِىَ
tugh'niya
will avail
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
you
فِئَتُكُمْ
fi-atukum
your forces
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
anything
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَثُرَتْ
kathurat
(they are) numerous
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
And that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مَعَ
maʿa
(is) with
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
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.
19. 1. Abu Jahl and other chiefs of Quraysh, when leaving Makkah, prayed: "O Allah, among us two parties, whoever is more disobedient to You and severer of ties of kinship, destroy him tomorrow." In their view, they considered the Muslims to be severers of kinship and disobedient, so they made such a supplication. Now that Allah has granted victory to the Muslims, Allah is telling these disbelievers that you were seeking victory—meaning a judgment between truth and falsehood—so that decision has now come before you. Therefore, now desist from disbelief; it will be better for you. And if you again confront the Muslims, We will again help them, and your group, despite its numbers, will not benefit you at all.
