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Al-Anfal 12

Ayah 12 of 75 · Medinan

إِذۡ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمۡ فَثَبِّتُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۚ سَأُلۡقِي فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱلرُّعۡبَ فَٱضۡرِبُواْ فَوۡقَ ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ وَٱضۡرِبُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ كُلَّ بَنَانٖ ١٢

[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 By which they grasp and manipulate their weapons. Also interpreted as "all extremities," i.e., their hands and feet.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِذۡWhenidh
  2. يُوحِيinspiredyūḥī
  3. رَبُّكَyour Lordrabbuka
  4. إِلَىtoilā
  5. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِthe Angelsl-malāikati
  6. أَنِّيI amannī
  7. مَعَكُمۡwith youmaʿakum
  8. فَثَبِّتُواْso strengthenfathabbitū
  9. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  10. ءَامَنُواْۚbelievedāmanū
  11. سَأُلۡقِيI will castsa-ul'qī
  12. فِيinfī
  13. قُلُوبِ(the) heartsqulūbi
  14. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  15. كَفَرُواْdisbelieved kafarū
  16. ٱلرُّعۡبَthe terrorl-ruʿ'ba
  17. فَٱضۡرِبُواْso strikefa-iḍ'ribū
  18. فَوۡقَabovefawqa
  19. ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِthe necksl-aʿnāqi
  20. وَٱضۡرِبُواْand strikewa-iḍ'ribū
  21. مِنۡهُمۡfrom themmin'hum
  22. كُلَّeverykulla
  23. بَنَانٖfingertip[s]banānin

Tafsir

Remember O Prophet when Allah inspired the angels, who He reinforced the believers with in the Battle of Badr, telling the angels: I am with you. aiding you with help and support, so strengthen the determination of the believers in fighting their enemy. I will cast great fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Strike then the necks of the disbelievers to kill them and hit their joints and limbs to hinder them from fighting.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran