Quran 8:40 — Al-Anfaal, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but if they pay no heed, be sure that God is your protector, the best protector and the best helper.
وَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلَاكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ
wa-in tawallaw fa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha mawlākum niʿ'ma l-mawlā waniʿ'ma l-naṣīru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- but if they turn away, know that God is your Protector -- an excellent Protector, an excellent Helper!
- Muhammad Asad
- and if they turn away [from righteousness], know that God is your Lord Supreme: [and] how excellent is this Lord Supreme, and how excellent this Giver of Succour!
- Sahih International
- But if they turn away - then know that Allāh is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 2 | تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallaw | they turn away | ولي |
| 3 | فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamū | then know | علم |
| 4 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 6 | مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚmawlākum | (is) your Protector | ولي |
| 7 | نِعْمَniʿ'ma | Excellent | نعم |
| 8 | ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā | (is) the Protector | ولي |
| 9 | وَنِعْمَwaniʿ'ma | and Excellent | نعم |
| 10 | ٱلنَّصِيرُl-naṣīru | (is) the Helper | نصر |