Translation of the meanings Surah Al-Anfāl - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 180 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 26

وَٱذۡكُرُوٓاْ إِذۡ أَنتُمۡ قَلِيلٞ مُّسۡتَضۡعَفُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمۡ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصۡرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ

26. Remember when you were few, oppressed in the land, fearing lest people might snatch you, but He sheltered you and strengthened you with His aid and provided you of the good things that you may give thanks 'to Him'.

Ayah: 27

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَخُونُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوٓاْ أَمَٰنَٰتِكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

27. O believers, be not unfaithful to Allāh and the Messenger (Muhammad), nor be unfaithful to your trusts while you know.

Ayah: 28

وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةٞ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٞ

28. Know that your wealth and your children are but a trial11, and that Allāh is He with Whom there is a great reward.

11. Due to your love for money and children, you may violate Allah’s commands concerning them.

Ayah: 29

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ فُرۡقَانٗا وَيُكَفِّرۡ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

29. O believers, If you fear Allāh, He will grant you a criterion (to discern right from wrong), and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you. For Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.

Ayah: 30

وَإِذۡ يَمۡكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِيُثۡبِتُوكَ أَوۡ يَقۡتُلُوكَ أَوۡ يُخۡرِجُوكَۚ وَيَمۡكُرُونَ وَيَمۡكُرُ ٱللَّهُۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمَٰكِرِينَ

30. (Remember) when those who disbelieved plotted against you (Muhammad) to confine you or to kill you or to drive you away. They are plotting and Allāh too plans (against them). For Allāh is the Best of planners.

Ayah: 31

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالُواْ قَدۡ سَمِعۡنَا لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَقُلۡنَا مِثۡلَ هَٰذَآ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

31. When Our Verses are recited to them, they say: "We have already heard. Had we willed, we would indeed say the like of this; this is not more than the legends of the ancients."

Ayah: 32

وَإِذۡ قَالُواْ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلۡحَقَّ مِنۡ عِندِكَ فَأَمۡطِرۡ عَلَيۡنَا حِجَارَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئۡتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٖ

32. And as they said: "God, If this is the Truth from You, then rain upon us stones from the sky or inflict on us a painful torment.

Ayah: 33

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمۡۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ

33. But Allāh 'God' would not chastise them while you 'Muhammad' are among them, nor will He chastise them while yet they ask for forgiveness.