Surah Al-Anfal, Ayah 60 (8:60)

ٱلْأَنْفَال

وَأَعِدُّوا۟ لَهُم مَّا ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ …

Quran 8:60 is ayah 60 of Surah Al-Anfal (“The Spoils of War”), a Medinan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 184 of the Madani Mushaf.

8:60
وَأَعِدُّوا۟لَهُممَّاٱسْتَطَعْتُممِّنقُوَّةٍوَمِنرِّبَاطِٱلْخَيْلِتُرْهِبُونَبِهِۦعَدُوَّٱللَّهِوَعَدُوَّكُمْوَءَاخَرِينَمِندُونِهِمْلَاتَعْلَمُونَهُمُٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚوَمَاتُنفِقُوا۟مِنشَىْءٍفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِيُوَفَّإِلَيْكُمْوَأَنتُمْلَاتُظْلَمُونَ٦٠
wa-aʿiddū lahum mā is'taṭaʿtum min quwwatin wamin ribāṭi l-khayli tur'hibūna bihi ʿaduwwa l-lahi waʿaduwwakum waākharīna min dūnihim lā taʿlamūnahumu l-lahu yaʿlamuhum wamā tunfiqū min shayin fī sabīli l-lahi yuwaffa ilaykum wa-antum lā tuẓ'lamūna

And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allāh and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allāh knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allāh will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.(60)

Word by word

  1. وَأَعِدُّوا۟wa-aʿiddūAnd prepare
  2. لَهُمlahumfor them
  3. مَّاmāwhatever
  4. ٱسْتَطَعْتُمis'taṭaʿtumyou able (to)
  5. مِّنminof
  6. قُوَّةٍquwwatinforce
  7. وَمِنwaminand of
  8. رِّبَاطِribāṭitethered
  9. ٱلْخَيْلِl-khaylihorses
  10. تُرْهِبُونَtur'hibūna(to) terrify
  11. بِهِۦbihitherewith
  12. عَدُوَّʿaduwwa(the) enemy
  13. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  14. وَعَدُوَّكُمْwaʿaduwwakumand your enemy
  15. وَءَاخَرِينَwaākharīnaand others
  16. مِنminfrom
  17. دُونِهِمْdūnihimbesides them
  18. لَاlānot
  19. تَعْلَمُونَهُمُtaʿlamūnahumu(do) you know them
  20. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(but) Allah
  21. يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚyaʿlamuhumknows them
  22. وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
  23. تُنفِقُوا۟tunfiqūyou spend
  24. مِنminfrom
  25. شَىْءٍshayin(any) thing
  26. فِىfīin
  27. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  28. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  29. يُوَفَّyuwaffait will be fully repaid
  30. إِلَيْكُمْilaykumto you
  31. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumand you
  32. لَاlā(will) not
  33. تُظْلَمُونَtuẓ'lamūnabe wronged

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