48. Al-Fath

إِنَّاIndeedفَتَحْنَاWe have given victoryلَكَto youفَتْحًاa victoryمُّبِينًاclear﴿١﴾

Indeed, We have given you, [O Muhammad], a clear conquest

لِّيَغْفِرَThat may forgiveلَكَfor youٱللَّهُAllahمَاwhatتَقَدَّمَprecededمِنofذَنۢبِكَyour sinsوَمَاand whatتَأَخَّرَwill followوَيُتِمَّand completeنِعْمَتَهُۥHis favorعَلَيْكَupon youوَيَهْدِيَكَand guide youصِرَٰطًا(to) a PathمُّسْتَقِيمًاStraight﴿٢﴾

That Allah may forgive for you what preceded of your sin and what will follow and complete His favor upon you and guide you to a straight path

وَيَنصُرَكَAnd Allah may help youٱللَّهُAnd Allah may help youنَصْرًا(with) a helpعَزِيزًاmighty﴿٣﴾

And [that] Allah may aid you with a mighty victory

هُوَHeٱلَّذِىٓ(is) the One Whoأَنزَلَsent downٱلسَّكِينَةَ[the] tranquilityفِىin(to)قُلُوبِ(the) heartsٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ(of) the believersلِيَزْدَادُوٓا۟that they may increaseإِيمَٰنًا(in) faithمَّعَwithإِيمَٰنِهِمْtheir faithوَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahجُنُودُ(are the) hostsٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَكَانَand Allahٱللَّهُand Allahعَلِيمًا(is) All-KnowerحَكِيمًاAll-Wise﴿٤﴾

It is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with their [present] faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise

لِّيُدْخِلَThat He may admitٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believing menوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِand the believing womenجَنَّٰتٍ(to) Gardensتَجْرِىflowمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath themٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversخَٰلِدِينَ(to) abide foreverفِيهَاthereinوَيُكَفِّرَand (to) removeعَنْهُمْfrom themسَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْtheir misdeedsوَكَانَand isذَٰلِكَthatعِندَwithٱللَّهِAllahفَوْزًاa successعَظِيمًاgreat﴿٥﴾

[And] that He may admit the believing men and the believing women to gardens beneath which rivers flow to abide therein eternally and remove from them their misdeeds - and ever is that, in the sight of Allah, a great attainment

وَيُعَذِّبَAnd He (may) punishٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَthe hypocrite menوَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتِand the hypocrite womenوَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَand the polytheist menوَٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِand the polytheist womenٱلظَّآنِّينَwho assumeبِٱللَّهِabout Allahظَنَّan assumptionٱلسَّوْءِevilعَلَيْهِمْUpon themدَآئِرَةُ(is) a turnٱلسَّوْءِ(of) evilوَغَضِبَand Allah's wrath (is)ٱللَّهُand Allah's wrath (is)عَلَيْهِمْupon themوَلَعَنَهُمْand He has cursed themوَأَعَدَّand preparedلَهُمْfor themجَهَنَّمَHellوَسَآءَتْand evilمَصِيرًا(is the) destination﴿٦﴾

And [that] He may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women, and the polytheist men and polytheist women - those who assume about Allah an assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a misfortune of evil nature; and Allah has become angry with them and has cursed them and prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a destination

وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahجُنُودُ(are the) hostsٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَكَانَand Allahٱللَّهُand Allahعَزِيزًا(is) All-MightyحَكِيمًاAll-Wise﴿٧﴾

And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise

إِنَّآIndeed, Weأَرْسَلْنَٰكَ[We] have sent youشَٰهِدًا(as) a witnessوَمُبَشِّرًاand (as) a bearer of glad tidingsوَنَذِيرًاand (as) a warner﴿٨﴾

Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner

لِّتُؤْمِنُوا۟That you may believeبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messengerوَتُعَزِّرُوهُand (may) honor himوَتُوَقِّرُوهُand respect himوَتُسَبِّحُوهُand glorify Himبُكْرَةًmorningوَأَصِيلًاand evening﴿٩﴾

That you [people] may believe in Allah and His Messenger and honor him and respect the Prophet and exalt Allah morning and afternoon

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoيُبَايِعُونَكَpledge allegiance to youإِنَّمَاonlyيُبَايِعُونَthey pledge allegianceٱللَّهَ(to) Allahيَدُ(The) Handٱللَّهِ(of) Allahفَوْقَ(is) overأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsفَمَنThen whoeverنَّكَثَbreaks (his oath)فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyيَنكُثُhe breaksعَلَىٰagainstنَفْسِهِۦhimselfوَمَنْand whoeverأَوْفَىٰfulfilsبِمَاwhatعَٰهَدَhe has covenantedعَلَيْهُ(with)ٱللَّهَAllahفَسَيُؤْتِيهِsoon He will give himأَجْرًاa rewardعَظِيمًاgreat﴿١٠﴾

Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allah - He will give him a great reward

سَيَقُولُWill sayلَكَto youٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَthose who remained behindمِنَofٱلْأَعْرَابِthe BedouinsشَغَلَتْنَآKept us busyأَمْوَٰلُنَاour propertiesوَأَهْلُونَاand our familiesفَٱسْتَغْفِرْso ask forgivenessلَنَاfor usيَقُولُونَThey sayبِأَلْسِنَتِهِمwith their tonguesمَّاwhatلَيْسَis notفِىinقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsقُلْSayفَمَنThen whoيَمْلِكُhas powerلَكُمfor youمِّنَagainstٱللَّهِAllahشَيْـًٔا(in) anythingإِنْifأَرَادَHe intendsبِكُمْfor youضَرًّاharmأَوْorأَرَادَHe intendsبِكُمْfor youنَفْعًۢاa benefitبَلْNayكَانَisٱللَّهُAllahبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou doخَبِيرًۢاAll-Aware﴿١١﴾

Those who remained behind of the bedouins will say to you, "Our properties and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not within their hearts. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He intended for you harm or intended for you benefit? Rather, ever is Allah, with what you do, Acquainted

بَلْNayظَنَنتُمْyou thoughtأَنthatلَّن(would) neverيَنقَلِبَreturnٱلرَّسُولُthe Messengerوَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَand the believersإِلَىٰٓtoأَهْلِيهِمْtheir familiesأَبَدًاeverوَزُيِّنَthat was made fair-seemingذَٰلِكَthat was made fair-seemingفِىinقُلُوبِكُمْyour heartsوَظَنَنتُمْAnd you assumedظَنَّan assumptionٱلسَّوْءِevilوَكُنتُمْand you becameقَوْمًۢاa peopleبُورًاruined﴿١٢﴾

But you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made pleasing in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil and became a people ruined

وَمَنAnd whoeverلَّمْ(has) not believedيُؤْمِنۢ(has) not believedبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messengerفَإِنَّآthen indeed, Weأَعْتَدْنَا[We] have preparedلِلْكَٰفِرِينَfor the disbelieversسَعِيرًاa Blazing Fire﴿١٣﴾

And whoever has not believed in Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers a Blaze

وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahمُلْكُ(is the) kingdomٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthيَغْفِرُHe forgivesلِمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيُعَذِّبُand punishesمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَكَانَAnd isٱللَّهُAllahغَفُورًاOft-ForgivingرَّحِيمًاMost Merciful﴿١٤﴾

And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful

سَيَقُولُWill sayٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَthose who remained behindإِذَاwhenٱنطَلَقْتُمْyou set forthإِلَىٰtowardsمَغَانِمَ(the) spoils of warلِتَأْخُذُوهَاto take itذَرُونَاAllow usنَتَّبِعْكُمْ(to) follow youيُرِيدُونَThey wishأَنtoيُبَدِّلُوا۟changeكَلَٰمَ(the) Wordsٱللَّهِ(of) AllahقُلSayلَّنNeverتَتَّبِعُونَاwill you follow usكَذَٰلِكُمْThusقَالَAllah saidٱللَّهُAllah saidمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeفَسَيَقُولُونَThen they will sayبَلْNayتَحْسُدُونَنَاyou envy usبَلْNayكَانُوا۟they wereلَاnotيَفْقَهُونَunderstandingإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa little﴿١٥﴾

Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little

قُلSayلِّلْمُخَلَّفِينَto those who remained behindمِنَofٱلْأَعْرَابِthe BedouinsسَتُدْعَوْنَYou will be calledإِلَىٰtoقَوْمٍa peopleأُو۟لِىpossessors of military mightبَأْسٍpossessors of military mightشَدِيدٍgreatتُقَٰتِلُونَهُمْyou will fight themأَوْorيُسْلِمُونَthey will submitفَإِنThen ifتُطِيعُوا۟you obeyيُؤْتِكُمُAllah will give youٱللَّهُAllah will give youأَجْرًاa rewardحَسَنًاgoodوَإِنbut ifتَتَوَلَّوْا۟you turn awayكَمَاasتَوَلَّيْتُمyou turned awayمِّنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeيُعَذِّبْكُمْHe will punish youعَذَابًا(with) a punishmentأَلِيمًاpainful﴿١٦﴾

Say to those who remained behind of the bedouins, "You will be called to [face] a people of great military might; you may fight them, or they will submit. So if you obey, Allah will give you a good reward; but if you turn away as you turned away before, He will punish you with a painful punishment

لَّيْسَNot isعَلَىuponٱلْأَعْمَىٰthe blindحَرَجٌany blameوَلَاand notعَلَىonٱلْأَعْرَجِthe lameحَرَجٌany blameوَلَاand notعَلَىonٱلْمَرِيضِthe sickحَرَجٌany blameوَمَنAnd whoeverيُطِعِobeysٱللَّهَAllahوَرَسُولَهُۥand His MessengerيُدْخِلْهُHe will admit himجَنَّٰتٍ(to) Gardensتَجْرِىflowمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath themٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversوَمَنbut whoeverيَتَوَلَّturns awayيُعَذِّبْهُHe will punish himعَذَابًا(with) a punishmentأَلِيمًاpainful﴿١٧﴾

There is not upon the blind any guilt or upon the lame any guilt or upon the ill any guilt [for remaining behind]. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger - He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow; but whoever turns away - He will punish him with a painful punishment

لَّقَدْCertainlyرَضِىَAllah was pleasedٱللَّهُAllah was pleasedعَنِwithٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersإِذْwhenيُبَايِعُونَكَthey pledged allegiance to youتَحْتَunderٱلشَّجَرَةِthe treeفَعَلِمَand He knewمَاwhatفِى(was) inقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsفَأَنزَلَso He sent downٱلسَّكِينَةَthe tranquilityعَلَيْهِمْupon themوَأَثَٰبَهُمْand rewarded themفَتْحًا(with) a victoryقَرِيبًاnear﴿١٨﴾

Certainly was Allah pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you, [O Muhammad], under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquillity upon them and rewarded them with an imminent conquest

وَمَغَانِمَAnd spoils of warكَثِيرَةًmuchيَأْخُذُونَهَاthat they will takeوَكَانَand isٱللَّهُAllahعَزِيزًاAll-MightyحَكِيمًاAll-Wise﴿١٩﴾

And much war booty which they will take. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise

وَعَدَكُمُAllah has promised youٱللَّهُAllah has promised youمَغَانِمَspoils of warكَثِيرَةًmuchتَأْخُذُونَهَاthat you will take itفَعَجَّلَand He has hastenedلَكُمْfor youهَٰذِهِۦthisوَكَفَّand has withheldأَيْدِىَ(the) handsٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peopleعَنكُمْfrom you وَلِتَكُونَthat it may beءَايَةًa signلِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَfor the believersوَيَهْدِيَكُمْand He may guide youصِرَٰطًا(to the) PathمُّسْتَقِيمًاStraight﴿٢٠﴾

Allah has promised you much booty that you will take [in the future] and has hastened for you this [victory] and withheld the hands of people from you - that it may be a sign for the believers and [that] He may guide you to a straight path