Surah Al-Anfal 8:57 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 57 / 75 · Page 184
فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْحَرْبِ فَشَرِّدْ بِهِم مَّنْ خَلْفَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
Word by Word
فَإِمَّا
fa-imma
So if
تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ
tathqafannahum
you gain dominance over them
فِي
fi
in
الْحَرْبِ
al-harbi
the war
فَشَرِّدْ
fasharrid
disperse
بِهِم
bihim
by them
مَّنْ
man
(those) who
خَلْفَهُمْ
khalfahum
(are) behind them
لَعَلَّهُمْ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
yadhakkaruna
take heed
Transliteration
Fa immaa tasqafannahum fil harbi fasharrid bihim man khalfahum la'allahum yazzakkaroon
Translation
So if you, [O Muhammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that perhaps they will be reminded.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If you, O Messenger, face in battle these people who break their pledges, then make a harsh example of them so that others hear about it, take a lesson from that and become afraid of fighting you and supporting your enemies against you.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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