Quran 3:111 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 111
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they will not do you much harm: even if they come out to fight you, they will soon turn tail; they will get no help-
لَنْ يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّا أَذًى ۖ وَإِنْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ
lan yaḍurrūkum illā adhan wa-in yuqātilūkum yuwallūkumu l-adbāra thumma lā yunṣarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They will not harm you, except a little hurt; and if they fight with you, they will turn on you their backs; then they will not be helped.
- Muhammad Asad
- [but] these can never inflict more than a passing hurt on you; and if they fight against you, they will turn their backs upon you [in flight], and will not be succoured.
- Sahih International
- They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance. And if they fight you, they will show you their backs [i.e., retreat]; then they will not be aided.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَنlan | Never | — |
| 2 | يَضُرُّوكُمْyaḍurrūkum | will they harm you | ضرر |
| 3 | إِلَّآillā | except | — |
| 4 | أَذًۭى ۖadhan | a hurt | أذي |
| 5 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 6 | يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْyuqātilūkum | they fight you | قتل |
| 7 | يُوَلُّوكُمُyuwallūkumu | they will turn (towards) you | ولي |
| 8 | ٱلْأَدْبَارَl-adbāra | the backs | دبر |
| 9 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 10 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 11 | يُنصَرُونَyunṣarūna | they will be helped | نصر |