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Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 123 (3:123)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Quran 3:123 is ayah 123 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 66 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:123
وَلَقَدْنَصَرَكُمُٱللَّهُبِبَدْرٍوَأَنتُمْأَذِلَّةٌ ۖفَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ١٢٣
walaqad naṣarakumu l-lahu bibadrin wa-antum adhillatun fa-ittaqū l-laha laʿallakum tashkurūna

And already had Allāh given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were weak [i.e., few in number]. Then fear Allāh; perhaps you will be grateful.(123)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. نَصَرَكُمُnaṣarakumuhelped you
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  4. بِبَدْرٍbibadrinin Badr
  5. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you (were)
  6. أَذِلَّةٌ ۖadhillatunweak
  7. فَٱتَّقُوا۟fa-ittaqūSo fear
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  10. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūna(be) grateful

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