The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
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لَّوْلَا
كِتَابٌ
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
سَبَقَ
لَمَسَّكُمْ
فِيمَا
أَخَذْتُمْ
عَذَابٌ
عَظِيمٌ
law-lā kitābun mina llāhi sabaqa la-massakum fī-mā ʾakhadhtum ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
Had it not been for a prior decree of Allah, surely there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you took.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
