Quran 8:9 — Al-Anfaal, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ
idh tastaghīthūna rabbakum fa-is'tajāba lakum annī mumiddukum bi-alfin mina l-malāikati mur'difīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When you were calling upon your Lord for succour, and He answered you, 'I shall reinforce you with a thousand angels riding behind you.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Lo! You were praying unto your Sustainer for aid, whereupon He thus responded to you: "I shall, verily, aid you with a thousand angels following one upon' another!"
- Sahih International
- [Remember] when you were asking help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْidh | When | — |
| 2 | تَسْتَغِيثُونَtastaghīthūna | you were seeking help | غوث |
| 3 | رَبَّكُمْrabbakum | (of) your Lord | ربب |
| 4 | فَٱسْتَجَابَfa-is'tajāba | and He answered | جوب |
| 5 | لَكُمْlakum | [to] you | — |
| 6 | أَنِّىannī | Indeed, I am | — |
| 7 | مُمِدُّكُمmumiddukum | going to reinforce you | مدد |
| 8 | بِأَلْفٍۢbi-alfin | with a thousand | ألف |
| 9 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 10 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِl-malāikati | the Angels | ملك |
| 11 | مُرْدِفِينَmur'difīna | one after another | ردف |