Translation of the meanings Ayah 19 Surah Al-Anfāl - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 19

إِن تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ فَقَدۡ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلۡفَتۡحُۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُواْ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۖ وَإِن تَعُودُواْ نَعُدۡ وَلَن تُغۡنِيَ عَنكُمۡ فِئَتُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَوۡ كَثُرَتۡ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

19. If you (pagans) sought God’s decision, the decision (i.e., defeat) has indeed come on you. But If you desist (to do iniquities)8, it will be better for you. If you return (to war), We shall return also (to assist the believers against you). Your community will benefit you nothing, though they may be many. And that Allāh is with the believers.

8. That is, relinquish your ways of associating with Allāh and denying His Message.