Quran 8:48 — Al-Anfaal, verse 48
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Satan made their foul deeds seem fair to them, and said, ‘No one will conquer you today, for I will be right beside you,’ but when the armies came within sight of one another he turned on his heels, saying, ‘This is where I leave you: I see what you do not, and I fear God- God is severe in His punishment.’
وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَإِنِّي جَارٌ لَكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَتِ الْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْكُمْ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ ۚ وَاللَّهُ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
wa-idh zayyana lahumu l-shayṭānu aʿmālahum waqāla lā ghāliba lakumu l-yawma mina l-nāsi wa-innī jārun lakum falammā tarāati l-fi-atāni nakaṣa ʿalā ʿaqibayhi waqāla innī barīon minkum innī arā mā lā tarawna innī akhāfu l-laha wal-lahu shadīdu l-ʿiqābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when Satan decked out their deeds fair to them, and said, 'Today no man shall overcome you, for I shall be your neighbour.' But when the two hosts sighted each other, he withdrew upon his heels, saying, 'I am quit of you; for I see what you do not see. I fear God; and God is terrible in retribution.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And, lo, Satan made all their doings seem goodly to them, and said, "No one can overcome you this day, for, behold, I shall be your protector!" but as soon as the two hosts came within sight of one another, he turned on his heels and said, "Behold, I am not responsible for you: behold, I see something that you do not see: behold, I fear God-for God is severe in retribution!"
- Sahih International
- And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allāh. And Allāh is severe in penalty."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذْwa-idh | And when | — |
| 2 | زَيَّنَzayyana | made fair-seeming | زين |
| 3 | لَهُمُlahumu | to them | — |
| 4 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu | the Shaitaan | شطن |
| 5 | أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahum | their deeds | عمل |
| 6 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and he said | قول |
| 7 | لَاlā | No (one) | — |
| 8 | غَالِبَghāliba | (can) overcome | غلب |
| 9 | لَكُمُlakumu | [to] you | — |
| 10 | ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma | today | يوم |
| 11 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 12 | ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi | the people | نوس |
| 13 | وَإِنِّىwa-innī | and indeed, I am | — |
| 14 | جَارٌۭjārun | a neighbor | جور |
| 15 | لَّكُمْ ۖlakum | for you | — |
| 16 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | But when | — |
| 17 | تَرَآءَتِtarāati | came in sight | رأي |
| 18 | ٱلْفِئَتَانِl-fi-atāni | the two forces | فأي |
| 19 | نَكَصَnakaṣa | he turned away | نكص |
| 20 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 21 | عَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhi | his heels | عقب |
| 22 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and said | قول |
| 23 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed, I am | — |
| 24 | بَرِىٓءٌۭbarīon | free | برأ |
| 25 | مِّنكُمْminkum | of you | — |
| 26 | إِنِّىٓinnī | Indeed, I | — |
| 27 | أَرَىٰarā | see | رأي |
| 28 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 29 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 30 | تَرَوْنَtarawna | you see | رأي |
| 31 | إِنِّىٓinnī | indeed, I | — |
| 32 | أَخَافُakhāfu | [I] fear | خوف |
| 33 | ٱللَّهَ ۚl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 34 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 35 | شَدِيدُshadīdu | (is) severe | شدد |
| 36 | ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi | (in) the penalty | عقب |