Surah Al-Fath 48:22 — translation and meaning

الفتح · Verse 22 / 29 · Page 513

وَلَوْ قَاتَلَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوَلَّوُا الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

Word by Word

وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
قَاتَلَكُمُ
qatalakumu
fight you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve
لَوَلَّوُا
lawallawu
surely they would turn
الْأَدْبَارَ
al-adbara
the backs
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
la
not
يَجِدُونَ
yajiduna
they would find
وَلِيًّا
waliyyan
any protector
وَلَا
wala
and not
نَصِيرًا
nasiran
any helper

Transliteration

Wa law qaatalakumul lazeena kafaroo la wallawul adbaara summa laa yajidoona waliyanw-wa laa naseeraa

Translation

And if those [Makkans] who disbelieve had fought you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]. Then they would not find a protector or a helper.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O believers! If those who disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger were to fight you, they would turn their backs, defeated and fleeing. They would not find any guardian who would take care of their matter, nor any helper who would help them in fighting against you.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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