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8:41

ﱁ ﱂAnd knowthat whatyou obtain (as) spoils of warofanythingthen thatfor Allah(is) one fifth of itand for the Messengerand for thenear relativesand the orphansand the needyand thewayfarerifyoubelievein Allahand (in) whatWe sent downtoOur slave(on the) day(of) the criterion(the) day(when) metﱝﱞthe two forcesAnd Allah(is) oneverythingAll-Powerful(41)

Know that whatever spoils you take, one-fifth is for Allah and the Messenger, his close relatives, orphans, the poor, and ˹needy˺ travellers, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and what We revealed to Our servant on that decisive day when the two armies met ˹at Badr˺. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

8:42

Whenyou (were)on side of the valleythe nearerand they(were) on the sidethe fartherand the caravan(was) lowerﱮﱯthan youAnd ifyou (had) made an appointmentcertainly you would have failedinthe appointmentButthat might accomplishAllaha matter(that) wasdestinedthat (might be) destroyed(those) who(were to be) destroyedonﱿa clear evidenceand (might) live(those) who(were to) liveonﲄﲅa clear evidenceAnd indeedAllah(is) All-HearingAll-Knowing(42)

˹Remember˺ when you were on the near side of the valley, your enemy on the far side, and the caravan was below you. Even if the two armies had made an appointment ˹to meet˺, both would have certainly missed it.1 Still it transpired so Allah may establish what He had destined—that those who were to perish and those who were to survive might do so after the truth had been made clear to both. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

8:43

Whenyou (where) shown them(by) Allahinyour dreamﲐﲑ(as) fewand ifHe had shown them to you(as) manysurely you would have lost courageand surely you would have disputedinthe matterbutAllahﲛﲜsaved (you)Indeed, He(is) All-Knowerof what is inthe breasts(43)

˹Remember, O  Prophet,˺ when Allah showed them in your dream as few in number. Had He shown them to you as many, you ˹believers˺ would have certainly faltered and disputed in the matter. But Allah spared you ˹from that˺. Surely He knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

8:44

And whenHe showed them to youwhenyou met inyour eyes(as) fewand He made you (appear) as fewintheir eyesthat might accomplishAllah might accomplisha matter(that) wasﲰﲱ(already) destinedAnd toAllahreturn(all) the matters(44)

Then when your armies met, Allah made them appear as few in your eyes, and made you appear as few in theirs, so Allah may establish what He had destined. And to Allah ˹all˺ matters will be returned ˹for judgment˺.

8:45

O youwhobelieveWhenyou meeta forcethen be firmand rememberﲿAllahmuchso that you may(be) successful(45)

O believers! When you face an enemy, stand firm and remember Allah often so you may triumph.