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

Quran 8:48

8:48

وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

wa-idh zayyana lahumu l-shayṭānu aʿmālahum waqāla lā ghāliba lakumu l-yawma mina l-nāsi wa-innī jārun lakum falammā tarāati l-fi-atāni nakaṣa ʿalā ʿaqibayhi waqāla innī barīon minkum innī arā mā lā tarawna innī akhāfu l-laha wal-lahu shadīdu l-ʿiqābi

And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allāh. And Allāh is severe in penalty."

— Saheeh International

Satan made their foul deeds seem fair to them, and said, ‘No one will conquer you today, for I will be right beside you,’ but when the armies came within sight of one another he turned on his heels, saying, ‘This is where I leave you: I see what you do not, and I fear God- God is severe in His punishment.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And (remember) when Shaitân (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said, "No one of mankind can overcome you this Day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am your neighbour (for each and every help)." But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said "Verily, I have nothing to do with you. Verily! I see what you see not. Verily! I fear Allâh for Allâh is Severe in punishment."

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

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وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
زَيَّنَzayyanamade fair-seeming
لَهُمُlahumuto them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds
وَقَالَwaqālaand he said
لَاlāNo (one)
غَالِبَghāliba(can) overcome
لَكُمُlakumu[to] you
ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatoday
مِنَminafrom
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I am
جَارٌۭjāruna neighbor
لَّكُمْۖlakumfor you
فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
تَرَآءَتِtarāaticame in sight
ٱلْفِئَتَانِl-fi-atānithe two forces
نَكَصَnakaṣahe turned away
عَلَىٰʿalāon
عَقِبَيْهِʿaqibayhihis heels
وَقَالَwaqālaand said
إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭbarīonfree
مِّنكُمْminkumof you
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَرَىٰarāsee
مَاmāwhat
لَاlānot
تَرَوْنَtarawnayou see
إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِl-ʿiqābi(in) the penalty