Quran 22:39 — Al-Hajj, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged- God has the power to help them-
أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ
udhina lilladhīna yuqātalūna bi-annahum ẓulimū wa-inna l-laha ʿalā naṣrihim laqadīrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Leave is given to those who fight because they were wronged -- surely God is able to help them --
- Muhammad Asad
- PERMISSION [to fight] is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged and, verily, God has indeed the power to succour them -:
- Sahih International
- Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allāh is competent to give them victory.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أُذِنَudhina | Permission is given | أذن |
| 2 | لِلَّذِينَlilladhīna | to those who | — |
| 3 | يُقَـٰتَلُونَyuqātalūna | are being fought | قتل |
| 4 | بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahum | because they | — |
| 5 | ظُلِمُوا۟ ۚẓulimū | were wronged | ظلم |
| 6 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | And indeed | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | عَلَىٰʿalā | for | — |
| 9 | نَصْرِهِمْnaṣrihim | their victory | نصر |
| 10 | لَقَدِيرٌlaqadīrun | (is) surely Able | قدر |