3. Ali 'Imran

وَلِيُمَحِّصَAnd so that may purifyٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَيَمْحَقَand destroyٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿١٤١﴾

And that Allah may purify the believers [through trials] and destroy the disbelievers

أَمْOrحَسِبْتُمْdo you thinkأَنthatتَدْخُلُوا۟you will enterٱلْجَنَّةَParadiseوَلَمَّاwhile has not yetيَعْلَمِmade evidentٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِينَthose whoجَٰهَدُوا۟strove hardمِنكُمْamong youوَيَعْلَمَand made evidentٱلصَّٰبِرِينَthe steadfast﴿١٤٢﴾

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allah has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyكُنتُمْyou used toتَمَنَّوْنَwishٱلْمَوْتَ(for) deathمِنfromقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]تَلْقَوْهُyou met itفَقَدْthen indeedرَأَيْتُمُوهُyou have seen itوَأَنتُمْwhile you (were)تَنظُرُونَlooking on﴿١٤٣﴾

And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on

وَمَاAnd notمُحَمَّدٌ(is) Muhammad إِلَّاexceptرَسُولٌa Messengerقَدْcertainlyخَلَتْpassed awayمِنfromقَبْلِهِbefore himٱلرُّسُلُ[the] (other) Messengersأَفَإِي۟نSo ifمَّاتَhe diedأَوْorقُتِلَis slainٱنقَلَبْتُمْwill you turn backعَلَىٰٓonأَعْقَٰبِكُمْyour heelsوَمَنAnd whoeverيَنقَلِبْturns backعَلَىٰonعَقِبَيْهِhis heelsفَلَنthen neverيَضُرَّwill he harmٱللَّهَAllahشَيْـًٔا(in) anythingوَسَيَجْزِىAnd will rewardٱللَّهُAllahٱلشَّٰكِرِينَthe grateful ones﴿١٤٤﴾

Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful

وَمَاAnd notكَانَisلِنَفْسٍfor a soulأَنthatتَمُوتَhe diesإِلَّاexceptبِإِذْنِby (the) permissionٱللَّهِ(of) Allahكِتَٰبًا(at a) decreeمُّؤَجَّلًاdeterminedوَمَنAnd whoeverيُرِدْdesiresثَوَابَrewardٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world نُؤْتِهِۦWe will give himمِنْهَاthereofوَمَنand whoeverيُرِدْdesiresثَوَابَrewardٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(of) the HereafterنُؤْتِهِۦWe will give himمِنْهَاthereofوَسَنَجْزِىAnd We will rewardٱلشَّٰكِرِينَthe grateful ones﴿١٤٥﴾

And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And we will reward the grateful

وَكَأَيِّنAnd how manyمِّنfromنَّبِىٍّa Prophetقَٰتَلَfoughtمَعَهُۥwith himرِبِّيُّونَ(were) religious scholarsكَثِيرٌmanyفَمَاBut notوَهَنُوا۟they lost heartلِمَآfor whatأَصَابَهُمْbefell themفِىinسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَمَاand notضَعُفُوا۟they weakenedوَمَاand notٱسْتَكَانُوا۟they gave inوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahيُحِبُّlovesٱلصَّٰبِرِينَthe patient ones﴿١٤٦﴾

And how many a prophet [fought and] with him fought many religious scholars. But they never lost assurance due to what afflicted them in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken or submit. And Allah loves the steadfast

وَمَاAnd notكَانَwereقَوْلَهُمْtheir wordsإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوا۟they saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordٱغْفِرْforgiveلَنَاfor usذُنُوبَنَاour sinsوَإِسْرَافَنَاand our excessesفِىٓinأَمْرِنَاour affairsوَثَبِّتْand make firmأَقْدَامَنَاour feetوَٱنصُرْنَاand give us victoryعَلَىoverٱلْقَوْمِ[the people]ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿١٤٧﴾

And their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people

فَـَٔاتَىٰهُمُSo gave themٱللَّهُAllahثَوَابَrewardٱلدُّنْيَا(in) the worldوَحُسْنَand goodثَوَابِrewardٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(in) the HereafterوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahيُحِبُّlovesٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿١٤٨﴾

So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the good reward of the Hereafter. And Allah loves the doers of good

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youٱلَّذِينَwhoءَامَنُوٓا۟believeإِنIfتُطِيعُوا۟you obeyٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveيَرُدُّوكُمْthey will turn you backعَلَىٰٓonأَعْقَٰبِكُمْyour heelsفَتَنقَلِبُوا۟then you will turn backخَٰسِرِينَ(as) losers﴿١٤٩﴾

O you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers

بَلِNayٱللَّهُAllahمَوْلَىٰكُمْ(is) your Protectorوَهُوَand Heخَيْرُ(is the) bestٱلنَّٰصِرِينَ(of) the Helpers﴿١٥٠﴾

But Allah is your protector, and He is the best of helpers

سَنُلْقِىWe will castفِىinقُلُوبِ(the) heartsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveٱلرُّعْبَ[the] terrorبِمَآbecauseأَشْرَكُوا۟they associated partnersبِٱللَّهِwith AllahمَاwhatلَمْnotيُنَزِّلْHe sent downبِهِۦabout itسُلْطَٰنًاany authorityوَمَأْوَىٰهُمُand their refugeٱلنَّارُ(will be) the Fireوَبِئْسَand wretchedمَثْوَى(is the) abodeٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ[of] the wrongdoers﴿١٥١﴾

We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyصَدَقَكُمُfulfilled to youٱللَّهُAllahوَعْدَهُۥٓHis promiseإِذْwhenتَحُسُّونَهُمyou were killing themبِإِذْنِهِۦby His permissionحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَاwhenفَشِلْتُمْyou lost courageوَتَنَٰزَعْتُمْand you fell into disputeفِىconcerningٱلْأَمْرِthe orderوَعَصَيْتُمand you disobeyedمِّنۢfromبَعْدِafterمَآ[what]أَرَىٰكُمHe (had) shown youمَّاwhatتُحِبُّونَyou loveمِنكُمAmong youمَّن(are some) whoيُرِيدُdesireٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldوَمِنكُمand among youمَّن(are some) whoيُرِيدُdesireٱلْءَاخِرَةَthe HereafterثُمَّThenصَرَفَكُمْHe diverted youعَنْهُمْfrom themلِيَبْتَلِيَكُمْso that He may test youوَلَقَدْAnd surelyعَفَاHe forgaveعَنكُمْyouوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahذُو(is the) Possessorفَضْلٍ(of) Bountyعَلَىforٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿١٥٢﴾

And Allah had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing the enemy by His permission until [the time] when you lost courage and fell to disputing about the order [given by the Prophet] and disobeyed after He had shown you that which you love. Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter. Then he turned you back from them [defeated] that He might test you. And He has already forgiven you, and Allah is the possessor of bounty for the believers

إِذْWhenتُصْعِدُونَyou were running uphillوَلَاand notتَلْوُۥنَcasting a glanceعَلَىٰٓonأَحَدٍanyoneوَٱلرَّسُولُwhile the Messengerيَدْعُوكُمْwas calling youفِىٓ[in]أُخْرَىٰكُمْ(from) behind youفَأَثَٰبَكُمْSo (He) repaid youغَمًّۢا(with) distressبِغَمٍّon distressلِّكَيْلَاso that notتَحْزَنُوا۟you grieveعَلَىٰoverمَاwhatفَاتَكُمْescaped youوَلَاand notمَآwhatأَصَٰبَكُمْ(had) befallen youوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahخَبِيرٌۢ(is) All-Awareبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou do﴿١٥٣﴾

[Remember] when you [fled and] climbed [the mountain] without looking aside at anyone while the Messenger was calling you from behind. So Allah repaid you with distress upon distress so you would not grieve for that which had escaped you [of victory and spoils of war] or [for] that which had befallen you [of injury and death]. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do

ثُمَّThenأَنزَلَHe sent downعَلَيْكُمupon youمِّنۢfromبَعْدِafterٱلْغَمِّthe distressأَمَنَةًsecurity نُّعَاسًاslumberيَغْشَىٰovercomingطَآئِفَةًa groupمِّنكُمْof youوَطَآئِفَةٌwhile a groupقَدْcertainlyأَهَمَّتْهُمْworried [them]أَنفُسُهُمْ(about) themselvesيَظُنُّونَthinkingبِٱللَّهِabout Allahغَيْرَother thanٱلْحَقِّthe truth ظَنَّ(the) thoughtٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ(of) [the] ignoranceيَقُولُونَsayingهَلIs (there)لَّنَاfor usمِنَfromٱلْأَمْرِthe matterمِنanyشَىْءٍthingقُلْSayإِنَّIndeedٱلْأَمْرَthe matterكُلَّهُۥall (of) itلِلَّهِ(is) for AllahيُخْفُونَThey hideفِىٓinأَنفُسِهِمthemselvesمَّاwhatلَاnotيُبْدُونَthey revealلَكَto youيَقُولُونَThey sayلَوْIfكَانَwasلَنَاfor usمِنَfromٱلْأَمْرِthe matterشَىْءٌanythingمَّاnotقُتِلْنَاwe would have been killedهَٰهُنَاhereقُلSayلَّوْIfكُنتُمْyou wereفِىinبُيُوتِكُمْyour housesلَبَرَزَsurely (would have) come outٱلَّذِينَthose who كُتِبَwas decreedعَلَيْهِمُupon themٱلْقَتْلُ[the] deathإِلَىٰtowardsمَضَاجِعِهِمْtheir places of deathوَلِيَبْتَلِىَAnd that might testٱللَّهُAllahمَاwhatفِى(is) inصُدُورِكُمْyour breastsوَلِيُمَحِّصَand that He may purgeمَاwhatفِى(is) inقُلُوبِكُمْyour heartsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Awareبِذَاتِof whatٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breasts﴿١٥٤﴾

Then after distress, He sent down upon you security [in the form of] drowsiness, overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance, saying, "Is there anything for us [to have done] in this matter?" Say, "Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah." They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you. They say, "If there was anything we could have done in the matter, some of us would not have been killed right here." Say, "Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds." [It was] so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoتَوَلَّوْا۟turned backمِنكُمْamong youيَوْمَ(on the) dayٱلْتَقَىmetٱلْجَمْعَانِthe two hosts إِنَّمَاonlyٱسْتَزَلَّهُمُmade them slipٱلشَّيْطَٰنُthe Shaitaanبِبَعْضِfor someمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوا۟they (had) earnedوَلَقَدْAnd surelyعَفَاforgaveٱللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمْ[on] themإِنَّindeedٱللَّهَAllahغَفُورٌ(is) Oft-ForgivingحَلِيمٌAll-Forbearing﴿١٥٥﴾

Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some [blame] they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youٱلَّذِينَwhoءَامَنُوا۟believe[d]لَا(Do) notتَكُونُوا۟beكَٱلَّذِينَlike those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedوَقَالُوا۟and they saidلِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْabout their brothersإِذَاwhenضَرَبُوا۟they traveledفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthأَوْorكَانُوا۟they wereغُزًّىfightingلَّوْIfكَانُوا۟they had beenعِندَنَاwith usمَاnotمَاتُوا۟they (would have) diedوَمَاand notقُتِلُوا۟they (would have) been killedلِيَجْعَلَSo makesٱللَّهُAllahذَٰلِكَthatحَسْرَةًa regretفِىinقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahيُحْىِۦgives lifeوَيُمِيتُand causes deathوَٱللَّهُand Allahبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou doبَصِيرٌ(is) All-Seer﴿١٥٦﴾

O you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brothers when they traveled through the land or went out to fight, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or have been killed," so Allah makes that [misconception] a regret within their hearts. And it is Allah who gives life and causes death, and Allah is Seeing of what you do

وَلَئِنAnd ifقُتِلْتُمْyou are killedفِىinسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahأَوْorمُتُّمْdie[d] لَمَغْفِرَةٌcertainly forgivenessمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahوَرَحْمَةٌand Mercyخَيْرٌ(are) betterمِّمَّاthan whatيَجْمَعُونَthey accumulate﴿١٥٧﴾

And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world]

وَلَئِنAnd ifمُّتُّمْyou dieأَوْorقُتِلْتُمْare killedلَإِلَىsurely toٱللَّهِAllahتُحْشَرُونَyou will be gathered﴿١٥٨﴾

And whether you die or are killed, unto Allah you will be gathered

فَبِمَاSo becauseرَحْمَةٍ(of) MercyمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahلِنتَyou dealt gentlyلَهُمْwith themوَلَوْAnd ifكُنتَyou had beenفَظًّاrudeغَلِيظَ(and) harshٱلْقَلْبِ(at) [the] heartلَٱنفَضُّوا۟surely they (would have) dispersedمِنْfromحَوْلِكَaround youفَٱعْفُThen pardonعَنْهُمْ[from] themوَٱسْتَغْفِرْand ask forgivenessلَهُمْfor themوَشَاوِرْهُمْand consult themفِىinٱلْأَمْرِthe matterفَإِذَاThen whenعَزَمْتَyou have decidedفَتَوَكَّلْthen put trustعَلَىonٱللَّهِAllahإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيُحِبُّlovesٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَthe ones who put trust (in Him)﴿١٥٩﴾

So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him]

إِنIfيَنصُرْكُمُhelps youٱللَّهُAllahفَلَاthen notغَالِبَ(can) overcomeلَكُمْ[for] youوَإِنand ifيَخْذُلْكُمْHe forsakes youفَمَنthen whoذَا(is)ٱلَّذِىthe one whoيَنصُرُكُمcan help youمِّنۢfromبَعْدِهِۦafter HimوَعَلَىAnd onٱللَّهِAllah فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِlet put (their) trustٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believers﴿١٦٠﴾

If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely