Surah Al-Fath (الفتح) • The Victory

Quran 48:18

48:18

۞ لَّقَدْ رَضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا

laqad raḍiya l-lahu ʿani l-mu'minīna idh yubāyiʿūnaka taḥta l-shajarati faʿalima mā fī qulūbihim fa-anzala l-sakīnata ʿalayhim wa-athābahum fatḥan qarīban

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

— Saheeh International

God was pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you [Prophet] under the tree: He knew what was in their hearts and so He sent tranquillity down to them and rewarded them with a speedy triumph

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Indeed, Allâh was pleased with the believers when they gave the Bai‘ah (pledge) to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) under the tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down As-Sakînah (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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۞ لَّقَدْlaqadCertainly
رَضِىَraḍiyaAllah was pleased
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah was pleased
عَنِʿaniwith
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
إِذْidhwhen
يُبَايِعُونَكَyubāyiʿūnakathey pledged allegiance to you
تَحْتَtaḥtaunder
ٱلشَّجَرَةِl-shajaratithe tree
فَعَلِمَfaʿalimaand He knew
مَاmāwhat
فِىfī(was) in
قُلُوبِهِمْqulūbihimtheir hearts
فَأَنزَلَfa-anzalaso He sent down
ٱلسَّكِينَةَl-sakīnatathe tranquility
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon them
وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْwa-athābahumand rewarded them
فَتْحًۭاfatḥan(with) a victory
قَرِيبًۭاqarībannear