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Al-Fath 22

Ayah 22 of 29 · Medinan

وَلَوۡ قَٰتَلَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوَلَّوُاْ ٱلۡأَدۡبَٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرٗا ٢٢

And if those [Makkans] who disbelieve had fought you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]. Then they would not find a protector or a helper.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَوۡAnd ifwalaw
  2. قَٰتَلَكُمُfight youqātalakumu
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُواْdisbelievekafarū
  5. لَوَلَّوُاْsurely they would turnlawallawū
  6. ٱلۡأَدۡبَٰرَthe backsl-adbāra
  7. ثُمَّThenthumma
  8. لَاnotlā
  9. يَجِدُونَthey would findyajidūna
  10. وَلِيّٗاany protectorwaliyyan
  11. وَلَاand notwalā
  12. نَصِيرٗاany helpernaṣīran

Tafsir

O believers! If those who disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger were to fight you, they would turn their backs, defeated and fleeing. They would not find any guardian who would take care of their matter, nor any helper who would help them in fighting against you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran