سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 7
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحْدَى ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Allâh promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the enemy i.e. either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours; you wished that the one not armed (the caravan) should be yours, but Allâh willed to justify the truth by His Words and to cut off the roots of the disbelievers (i.e. in the battle of Badr).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
يَعِدُكُمُ
yaʿidukumu
promised you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
إِحْدَى
iḥ'dā
one
ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ
l-ṭāifatayni
(of) the two groups
أَنَّهَا
annahā
that it (would be)
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَتَوَدُّونَ
watawaddūna
and you wished
أَنَّ
anna
that
غَيْرَ
ghayra
(one) other than
ذَاتِ
dhāti
that
ٱلشَّوْكَةِ
l-shawkati
(of) the armed
تَكُونُ
takūnu
would be
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَيُرِيدُ
wayurīdu
But intended
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَن
an
to
يُحِقَّ
yuḥiqqa
justify
ٱلْحَقَّ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ
bikalimātihi
by His words
وَيَقْطَعَ
wayaqṭaʿa
and cut off
دَابِرَ
dābira
(the) roots
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
(of) the disbelievers
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 7) ➊ {وَ اِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللّٰهُ اِحْدَى الطَّآىِٕفَتَيْنِ اَنَّهَا لَكُمْ:} means victory over the caravan or the disbelievers and the spoils of war.
➋ {وَ تَوَدُّوْنَ اَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ … : ’’ الشَّوْكَةِ ‘‘} refers to a thorn, meaning your desire was to obtain the caravan, which could be acquired without hardship or battle, whereas Allah’s will was to prove the truth of His words and promises and to cut off the root of the disbelievers.
➋ {وَ تَوَدُّوْنَ اَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ … : ’’ الشَّوْكَةِ ‘‘} refers to a thorn, meaning your desire was to obtain the caravan, which could be acquired without hardship or battle, whereas Allah’s will was to prove the truth of His words and promises and to cut off the root of the disbelievers.
