The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
al-Anfāl (The Spoils)
ٱلْأَنْفَال
8:19
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 (the pagans) are looking for conquest, you certainly had a great chance (at the battle of Badr). But if you were to give up such a desire, it would be better for you. If you again wage war against Us, We will be ready for such a confrontation. Your man-power will be of no help to you no matter how much you have; God is with the believers.
