Surah Ali 'Imran 3:122 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 122 / 200 · Page 66

ۗ إِذْ هَمَّت طَّائِفَتَانِ مِنكُمْ أَن تَفْشَلَا وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
إِذْ
idh
When
هَمَّت
hammat
inclined
طَّائِفَتَانِ
taifatani
two parties
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
أَن
an
that
تَفْشَلَا
tafshala
they lost heart
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
but Allah
وَلِيُّهُمَا
waliyyuhuma
(was) their protector
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
And on
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
let put (their) trust
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers

Transliteration

Iz hammat taaa'ifataani minkum an tafshalaa wallaahu waliyyuhumaa; wa 'alal laahi falyatawakkalil mu'minoon

Translation

When two parties among you were about to lose courage, but Allah was their ally; and upon Allah the believers should rely.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Remember, O Prophet, what happened to two groups of the believers from Banī Salamah and Banī Ḥārithah, when they became weak and almost withdrew when the hypocrites drew back; but Allah aided them, making them firm in fighting, and turning them away from what they had been on the edge of doing. So, let those who have faith look to Allah alone for support, no matter what may happen to them.

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

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"When two parties among you were about to lose courage, but Allah…" — Ali 'Imran 3:122