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Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War)

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وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ﴿٤٠

Translation (Sahih International)

But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn away
فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamūthen know
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚmawlākum(is) your Protector
نِعْمَniʿ'maExcellent
ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā(is) the Protector
وَنِعْمَwaniʿ'maand Excellent
ٱلنَّصِيرُl-naṣīru(is) the Helper

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Encouraging the Disbelievers to seek Allah's Forgiveness, warning Them against DisbeliefAllah commands His Prophet Muhammad ,قُل لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِن يَنتَهُواْ(Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease...) the disbelief, defiance and stubbornness they indulge in, and embrace Islam, obedience and repentance.يُغْفَرْ لَهُمْ مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ(their past will be forgiven.) along with their sins and errors.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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