سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 43
إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ وَلَوْ أَرَىٰكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَلَّمَ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(And remember) when Allâh showed them to you as few in your (i.e. Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم) dream; if He had shown them to you as many, you would surely have been discouraged, and you would surely have disputed in making a decision. But Allâh saved (you). Certainly, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
يُرِيكَهُمُ
yurīkahumu
you (where) shown them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
فِى
fī
in
مَنَامِكَ
manāmika
your dream
قَلِيلًۭا ۖ
qalīlan
(as) few
وَلَوْ
walaw
and if
أَرَىٰكَهُمْ
arākahum
He had shown them to you
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
(as) many
لَّفَشِلْتُمْ
lafashil'tum
surely you would have lost courage
وَلَتَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ
walatanāzaʿtum
and surely you would have disputed
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَمْرِ
l-amri
the matter
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَلَّمَ ۗ
sallama
saved (you)
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِذَاتِ
bidhāti
of what is in
ٱلصُّدُورِ
l-ṣudūri
the breasts
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.
43. 1 Allah Ta’ala showed the Prophet ﷺ the number of disbelievers as few in a dream, and that same number he conveyed to the noble companions, which increased their morale. If, on the contrary, the number of disbelievers had been shown as many, there was a risk of discord among the companions. But Allah protected from both these matters.
