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Al-Anfal 60

Ayah 60 of 75 · Medinan

وَأَعِدُّواْ لَهُم مَّا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن قُوَّةٖ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلۡخَيۡلِ تُرۡهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمۡ وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُهُمۡۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ ٦٠

And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war1 by which you may terrify the enemy of Allāh and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allāh knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allāh will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Or equipment which serves the same purpose.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَعِدُّواْAnd preparewa-aʿiddū
  2. لَهُمfor themlahum
  3. مَّاwhatevermā
  4. ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمyou able (to)is'taṭaʿtum
  5. مِّنofmin
  6. قُوَّةٖforcequwwatin
  7. وَمِنand ofwamin
  8. رِّبَاطِtetheredribāṭi
  9. ٱلۡخَيۡلِhorsesl-khayli
  10. تُرۡهِبُونَ(to) terrifytur'hibūna
  11. بِهِۦtherewithbihi
  12. عَدُوَّ(the) enemyʿaduwwa
  13. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  14. وَعَدُوَّكُمۡand your enemywaʿaduwwakum
  15. وَءَاخَرِينَand otherswaākharīna
  16. مِنfrommin
  17. دُونِهِمۡbesides themdūnihim
  18. لَاnotlā
  19. تَعۡلَمُونَهُمُ(do) you know themtaʿlamūnahumu
  20. ٱللَّهُ(but) Allahl-lahu
  21. يَعۡلَمُهُمۡۚknows themyaʿlamuhum
  22. وَمَاAnd whateverwamā
  23. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  24. مِنfrommin
  25. شَيۡءٖ(any) thingshayin
  26. فِيinfī
  27. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  28. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  29. يُوَفَّit will be fully repaidyuwaffa
  30. إِلَيۡكُمۡto youilaykum
  31. وَأَنتُمۡand youwa-antum
  32. لَا(will) notlā
  33. تُظۡلَمُونَbe wrongedtuẓ'lamūna

Tafsir

Prepare, O believers, whatever numbers and war equipment you are able to, including keeping trained horses to be used in Allah’s path, so you can frighten Allah’s enemies and your enemies from among the disbelievers who are eagerly waiting for you to be afflicted with a disaster. You can also frighten others whom you do not know of and whose hidden hatred you are not aware of. Allah alone knows them and He knows what they keep hidden inside themselves. Any wealth you spend, whether a little or much, Allah will replace it for you in this world and will give you the reward for it in full in the Afterlife without any reduction. So hurry towards spending in His path.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran