Surah Sad — Verse 11

The Letter "Saad" · 38:11 · 11/88

جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

Jundun ma hunalika mahzoomunmina al-ahzab

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

[They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

their armed alliance is weak and will be crushed.

Marmaduke Pickthall

A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But there - will be put to flight even a host of confederates.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

What is there (in Makkah) is just a host of the (opposing) groups that has to be defeated.

Al-Hilali & Khan

(As they denied Allâh’s Message) they will be a defeated host like the Confederates of the old times (who were defeated).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

This is only a small army out of the several armies that will suffer defeat here.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[But] there it is: any and all human beings, however [strongly] leagued together, are bound to suffer defeat [whenever they refuse to accept the truth].

Rowwad · source edition

This is only a small army[8] among several armies[9] that will soon be defeated.

Notes

[8] It alludes to the defeat of the pagans of Makkah at Badr. [9] i.e., the defeated armies of the past who rejected their messengers.