Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال) • The Spoils of War

Quran 8:13

8:13

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

dhālika bi-annahum shāqqū l-laha warasūlahu waman yushāqiqi l-laha warasūlahu fa-inna l-laha shadīdu l-ʿiqābi

That is because they opposed Allāh and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allāh and His Messenger - indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

— Saheeh International

That was because they opposed God and His Messenger, and if anyone opposes God and His Messenger, God punishes them severely-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

This is because they defied and disobeyed Allâh and His Messenger. And whoever defies and disobeys Allâh and His Messenger, then verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment.

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

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Word by Word

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahum(is) because they
شَآقُّوا۟shāqqūopposed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥۚwarasūlahuand His Messenger
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُشَاقِقِyushāqiqiopposes
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābiin [the] penalty