فِي بِضۡعِ سِنِينَۗ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ مِن قَبۡلُ وَمِنۢ بَعۡدُۚ وَيَوۡمَئِذٖ يَفۡرَحُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٤
Within three to nine years. To Allāh belongs the command [i.e., decree] before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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فِي Within fī بِضۡعِ a few biḍ'ʿi سِنِينَۗ years sinīna لِلَّهِ For Allah lillahi ٱلۡأَمۡرُ (is) the command l-amru مِن before min قَبۡلُ before qablu وَمِنۢ and after wamin بَعۡدُۚ and after baʿdu وَيَوۡمَئِذٖ And that day wayawma-idhin يَفۡرَحُ will rejoice yafraḥu ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ the believers l-mu'minūna Tafsir Within a time period not before three years and not after ten. To Allah belongs the command, prior to the Roman’s victory and after it. And on the day the Romans defeat the Persians, the believers will be happy.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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