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Ar-Rum 4

Ayah 4 of 60 · Meccan

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)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فِيWithinfī
  2. بِضۡعِa fewbiḍ'ʿi
  3. سِنِينَۗyearssinīna
  4. لِلَّهِFor Allahlillahi
  5. ٱلۡأَمۡرُ(is) the commandl-amru
  6. مِنbeforemin
  7. قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
  8. وَمِنۢand afterwamin
  9. بَعۡدُۚand afterbaʿdu
  10. وَيَوۡمَئِذٖAnd that daywayawma-idhin
  11. يَفۡرَحُwill rejoiceyafraḥu
  12. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believersl-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