The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
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إِن
تَسْتَفْتِحُوا
فَقَدْ
جَاءَكُمُ
الْفَتْحُ
وَإِن
تَنتَهُوا
فَهُوَ
خَيْرٌ
لَّكُمْ
وَإِن
تَعُودُوا
نَعُدْ
وَلَن
تُغْنِيَ
عَنكُمْ
فِئَتُكُمْ
شَيْئًا
وَلَوْ
كَثُرَتْ
وَأَنَّ
اللَّهَ
مَعَ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
ʾin tastaftiḥū fa-qad jāʾakumu l-fatḥu wa-ʾin tantahū fa-huwa khayrun lakum wa-ʾin taʿūdū naʿud wa-lan tughniya ʿankum fiʾatukum shayʾan wa-law kathurat wa-ʾanna llāha maʿa l-muʾminīna
If you sought a verdict, the verdict has certainly come to you; and if you cease [your belligerence against the Prophet and his followers], it is better for you, but if you resume, We [too] shall return and your troops will never avail you though they should be ever so many, and [know] that Allah is with the faithful.
— Ali Quli Qarai
(O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily Allah is with those who believe!
