Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 125 (3:125)

آلِ عِمْرَان

بَلَىٰٓ ۚ إِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَيَأْتُوكُم مِّن فَوْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِخَمْسَةِ …

Quran 3:125 is ayah 125 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.

3:125
بَلَىٰٓ ۚإِنتَصْبِرُوا۟وَتَتَّقُوا۟وَيَأْتُوكُممِّنفَوْرِهِمْهَٰذَايُمْدِدْكُمْرَبُّكُمبِخَمْسَةِءَالَٰفٍمِّنَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِمُسَوِّمِينَ١٢٥
balā in taṣbirū watattaqū wayatūkum min fawrihim hādhā yum'did'kum rabbukum bikhamsati ālāfin mina l-malāikati musawwimīna

Yes, if you remain patient and conscious of Allāh and they [i.e., the enemy] come upon you [attacking] in rage, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels having marks [of distinction]."(125)

Word by word

  1. بَلَىٰٓ ۚbalāYes
  2. إِنinif
  3. تَصْبِرُوا۟taṣbirūyou are patient
  4. وَتَتَّقُوا۟watattaqūand fear (Allah)
  5. وَيَأْتُوكُمwayatūkumand they come upon you
  6. مِّنmin[of]
  7. فَوْرِهِمْfawrihimsuddenly
  8. هَٰذَاhādhā[this]
  9. يُمْدِدْكُمْyum'did'kumwill reinforce you
  10. رَبُّكُمrabbukumyour Lord
  11. بِخَمْسَةِbikhamsatiwith five
  12. ءَالَٰفٍālāfinthousand[s]
  13. مِّنَmina[of]
  14. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِl-malāikati[the] Angels
  15. مُسَوِّمِينَmusawwimīna[the ones] having marks

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