Quran 8:45 — Al-Anfaal, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Believers, when you meet a force in battle, stand firm and keep God firmly in mind, so that you may prosper.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā laqītum fi-atan fa-uth'butū wa-udh'kurū l-laha kathīran laʿallakum tuf'liḥūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, whensoever you encounter a host, then stand firm, and remember God frequently; haply so you will prosper.
- Muhammad Asad
- [Hence,] O you who have attained to faith, when you meet a host in battle, be firm, and remember God often; so that you might attain to a happy state!
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allāh much that you may be successful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū | believe | أمن |
| 4 | إِذَاidhā | When | — |
| 5 | لَقِيتُمْlaqītum | you meet | لقي |
| 6 | فِئَةًۭfi-atan | a force | فأي |
| 7 | فَٱثْبُتُوا۟fa-uth'butū | then be firm | ثبت |
| 8 | وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurū | and remember | ذكر |
| 9 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 10 | كَثِيرًۭاkathīran | much | كثر |
| 11 | لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 12 | تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna | (be) successful | فلح |