سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 71
وَإِن يُرِيدُوا۟ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدْ خَانُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَمْكَنَ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they intend to betray you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), they indeed betrayed Allâh before. So He gave (you) power over them. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يُرِيدُوا۟
yurīdū
they intend
خِيَانَتَكَ
khiyānataka
(to) betray you
فَقَدْ
faqad
certainly
خَانُوا۟
khānū
they have betrayed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
فَأَمْكَنَ
fa-amkana
So He gave (you) power
مِنْهُمْ ۗ
min'hum
over them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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.
71. 1. That is, if they verbally express Islam but their intention is to deceive, then what did they gain by previously committing disbelief and polytheism? Only that they became prisoners of the Muslims. Therefore, if in the future they continue on the path of polytheism, they will gain nothing but further humiliation and disgrace.
