Surah Al-Anfal — Verse 40

The Spoils of War · 8:40 · 40/75

وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

Wa-in tawallaw faAAlamoo anna Allahamawlakum niAAma almawla waniAAma annaseer

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but if they pay no heed, be sure that God is your protector, the best protector and the best helper.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Befriender - a Transcendent Patron, a Transcendent Helper!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And if they turn away, then, rest assured that Allah is your protector. So excellent a protector is He, and so excellent a supporter.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And if they turn away, then know that Allâh is your Maulâ (Patron, Lord, Protector and Supporter) - (what) an Excellent Maulâ and (what) an Excellent Helper!

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

But if they turn away, then know well that Allah is your Protector - an excellent Protector and an excellent Helper.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and if they turn away [from righteousness], know that God is your Lord Supreme: [and] how excellent is this Lord Supreme, and how excellent this Giver of Succour!