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

Quran 8:45

8:45

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَٱثْبُتُوا۟ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā laqītum fi-atan fa-uth'butū wa-udh'kurū l-laha kathīran laʿallakum tuf'liḥūna

O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allāh much that you may be successful.

— Saheeh International

Believers, when you meet a force in battle, stand firm and keep God firmly in mind, so that you may prosper.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allâh much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful.

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

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
إِذَاidhāWhen
لَقِيتُمْlaqītumyou meet
فِئَةًۭfi-atana force
فَٱثْبُتُوا۟fa-uth'butūthen be firm
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūand remember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmuch
لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna(be) successful