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Al-Anfal 40

Ayah 40 of 75 · Medinan

وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۚ نِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ ٤٠

But if they turn away - then know that Allāh is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  2. تَوَلَّوۡاْthey turn awaytawallaw
  3. فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْthen knowfa-iʿ'lamū
  4. أَنَّthatanna
  5. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  6. مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۚ(is) your Protectormawlākum
  7. نِعۡمَExcellentniʿ'ma
  8. ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ(is) the Protectorl-mawlā
  9. وَنِعۡمَand Excellentwaniʿ'ma
  10. ٱلنَّصِيرُ(is) the Helperl-naṣīru

Tafsir

If they turn away from the order to leave disbelief and preventing others from Allah’s religion, then be certain, O believers, that Allah will help you against them. What an excellent protector He is for the one He protects, and what an excellent helper He is for the one He helps! Whoever He protects will be successful and whoever He helps will be victorious.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran