Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when thou settedst forth at daybreak from thy housefolk to assign to the believers their positions for the battle, Allah was Hearer, Knower.
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Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen two parties of you almost fell away, and Allah was their Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah had already given you the victory at Badr, when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may be thankful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen thou didst say unto the believers: Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with three thousand angels sent down (to your help)?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil, and (the enemy) attack you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand angels sweeping on.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah ordained this only as a message of good cheer for you, and that thereby your hearts might be at rest - Victory cometh only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise -
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat He may cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or overwhelm them so that they retire, frustrated.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is no concern at all of thee (Muhammad) whether He relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallUnto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He forgiveth whom He will, and punisheth whom He will. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubling and quadrupling (the sum lent). Observe your duty to Allah, that ye may be successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd ward off (from yourselves) the Fire prepared for disbelievers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd obey Allah and the messenger, that ye may find mercy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose who spend (of that which Allah hath given them) in ease and in adversity, those who control their wrath and are forgiving toward mankind; Allah loveth the good;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd those who, when they do an evil thing or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins - Who forgiveth sins save Allah only? - and will not knowingly repeat (the wrong) they did.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe reward of such will be forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever - a bountiful reward for workers!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSystems have passed away before you. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for those who did deny (the messengers).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is a declaration for mankind, a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil)
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFaint not nor grieve, for ye will overcome them if ye are (indeed) believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIf ye have received a blow, the (disbelieving) people have received a blow the like thereof. These are (only) the vicissitudes which We cause to follow one another for mankind, to the end that Allah may know those who believe and may choose witnesses from among you; and Allah loveth not wrong-doers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that Allah may prove those who believe, and may blight the disbelievers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr deemed ye that ye would enter paradise while yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive, nor knoweth those (of you) who are steadfast?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily ye used to wish for death before ye met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMuhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNo soul can ever die except by Allah's leave and at a term appointed. Whoso desireth the reward of the world, We bestow on him thereof; and whoso desireth the reward of the Hereafter, We bestow on him thereof. We shall reward the thankful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd with how many a prophet have there been a number of devoted men who fought (beside him). They quailed not for aught that befell them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor were they brought low. Allah loveth the steadfast.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTheir cry was only that they said: Our Lord! forgive us for our sins and wasted efforts, make our foothold sure, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo Allah gave them the reward of the world and the good reward of the Hereafter. Allah loveth those whose deeds are good.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! if ye obey those who disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, and ye turn back as losers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best of Helpers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve because they ascribe unto Allah partners, for which no warrant hath been revealed. Their habitation is the Fire, and hapless the abode of the wrong-doers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah verily made good His promise unto you when ye routed them by His leave, until (the moment) when your courage failed you, and ye disagreed about the order and ye disobeyed, after He had shown you that for which ye long. Some of you desired the world, and some of you desired the Hereafter. Therefore He made you flee from them, that He might try you. Yet now He hath forgiven you. Allah is a Lord of Kindness to believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen ye climbed (the hill) and paid no heed to anyone, while the messenger, in your rear, was calling you (to fight). Therefor He rewarded you grief for (his) grief, that (He might teach) you not to sorrow either for that which ye missed or for that which befell you. Allah is Informed of what ye do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen, after grief, He sent down security for you. As slumber did it overcome a party of you, while (the other) party, who were anxious on their own account, thought wrongly of Allah, the thought of ignorance. They said: Have we any part in the cause? Say (O Muhammad): The cause belongeth wholly to Allah. They hide within themselves (a thought) which they reveal not unto thee, saying: Had we had any part in the cause we should not have been slain here. Say: Even though ye had been in your houses, those appointed to be slain would have gone forth to the places where they were to lie. (All this hath been) in order that Allah might try what is in your breasts and prove what is in your hearts. Allah is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts (of men).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! those of you who turned back on the day when the two hosts met, Satan alone it was who caused them to backslide, because of some of that which they have earned. Now Allah hath forgiven them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Clement.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO ye who believe! Be not as those who disbelieved and said of their brethren who went abroad in the land or were fighting in the field: If they had been (here) with us they would not have died or been killed: that Allah may make it anguish in their hearts. Allah giveth life and causeth death; and Allah is Seer of what ye do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat though ye be slain or die, when unto Allah ye are gathered?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult with them upon the conduct of affairs. And when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those who put their trust (in Him).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIf Allah is your helper none can overcome you, and if He withdraw His help from you, who is there who can help you after Him? In Allah let believers put their trust.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
