سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 66
ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفًا ۚ فَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Now Allâh has lightened your (task), for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you a hundred steadfast persons, they shall overcome two hundreds, and if there are a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousand with the Leave of Allâh. And Allâh is with As-Sâbirûn (the patient).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ
al-āna
Now
خَفَّفَ
khaffafa
has (been) lightened
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
for you
وَعَلِمَ
waʿalima
and He knows
أَنَّ
anna
that
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
in you
ضَعْفًۭا ۚ
ḍaʿfan
(there) is weakness
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُم
minkum
among you
مِّا۟ئَةٌۭ
mi-atun
a hundred
صَابِرَةٌۭ
ṣābiratun
steadfast
يَغْلِبُوا۟
yaghlibū
they will overcome
مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ
mi-atayni
two hundred
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
among you
أَلْفٌۭ
alfun
a thousand
يَغْلِبُوٓا۟
yaghlibū
they will overcome
أَلْفَيْنِ
alfayni
two thousand
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
with (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
مَعَ
maʿa
(is) with
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
l-ṣābirīna
the steadfast
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 66) {اَلْـٰٔنَ خَفَّفَ اللّٰهُ عَنْكُمْ … :} In the explanation of this verse, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that when the previous verse was revealed, the command for Muslims to stand firm against disbelievers ten times their number seemed difficult. Then the command of concession came, and it was made obligatory to remain steadfast against twice their number, and fleeing was declared forbidden. [ بخاری، التفسیر، سورۃ الأنفال، باب : «الآن خفف اللہ عنکم … » : ۴۶۵۳ ] If the disbelievers are more than twice their number, then fleeing is not a sin, but fighting and standing firm is still superior, as is evident from the events during the Prophet’s era and the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. (Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi) In this verse, there is also the glad tidings that the armies of the Muslims will reach thousands.
