In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- We have granted you a conspicuous victory.
- That Allah may forgive you your sin, past
and to come, and complete His favors upon
you, and guide you in a straight path. - And help you with an unwavering support.
- It is He who sent down tranquility into the
hearts of the believers, to add faith to their
faith. To Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the earth. Allah is Knowing and
Wise. - He will admit the believers, male and female, into Gardens beneath which rivers
flow, to abide therein forever, and He will remit their sins. That, with Allah, is a great triumph. - And He will punish the hypocrites, male
and female, and the idolaters, male and female, those who harbor evil thoughts about
Allah. They are surrounded by evil; and Allah
is angry with them, and has cursed them, and
has prepared for them Hell—a miserable destination. - To Allah belong the troops of the heavens
and the earth. Allah is Mighty and Wise. - We sent you as a witness, and a bearer of
good news, and a warner. - That you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, and support Him, and honor Him,
and praise Him morning and evening. - Those who pledge allegiance to you are
pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. Whoever breaks his pledge breaks it to his own loss. And whoever fulfills his covenant with Allah, He will grant him a great reward. - The Desert-Arabs who remained behind
will say to you, “Our belongings and our families have preoccupied us, so ask forgiveness
for us.” They say with their tongues what is
not in their hearts. Say, “Who can avail you
anything against Allah, if He desires loss for
you, or desires gain for you?” In fact, Allah is
Informed of what you do. - But you thought that the Messenger and
the believers will never return to their families, and this seemed fine to your hearts; and
you harbored evil thoughts, and were uncivilized people. - He who does not believe in Allah and His
Messenger—We have prepared for the disbelievers a Blazing Fire. - To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whomever He
wills, and He punishes whomever He wills.
Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. - Those who lagged behind will say when
you depart to collect the gains, “Let us follow
you.” They want to change the Word of Allah. Say, “You will not follow us; Allah has
said so before.” Then they will say, “But you
are jealous of us.” In fact, they understand
only a little. - Say to the Desert-Arabs who lagged behind, “You will be called against a people of
great might; you will fight them, unless they
submit. If you obey, Allah will give you a fine
reward. But if you turn away, as you turned
away before, He will punish you with a painful punishment.” - There is no blame on the blind, nor any
blame on the lame, nor any blame on the sick.
Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger—
He will admit him into gardens beneath
which rivers flow; but whoever turns away—
He will punish him with a painful punishment. - Allah was pleased with the believers, when
they pledged allegiance to you under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts, and sent down serenity upon them, and rewarded them with an imminent conquest. - And abundant gains for them to capture.
Allah is Mighty and Wise. - Allah has promised you abundant gains,
which you will capture. He has expedited this
for you, and has restrained people’s hands
from you; that it may be a sign to the believers, and that He may guide you on a straight
path. - And other things, of which you were incapable, but Allah has encompassed them. Allah is Capable of everything.
- If those who disbelieve had fought you,
they would have turned back and fled, then
found neither protector nor helper. - It is Allah’s pattern, ongoing since the past.
You will never find any change in Allah’s pattern. - It is He who withheld their hands from
you, and your hands from them, in the valley
of Mecca, after giving you advantage over
them. Allah is Observer of what you do. - It is they who disbelieved, and barred you
from the Sacred Mosque, and prevented the
offering from reaching its destination. Were
it not for faithful men and faithful women,
whom you did not know, you were about to
hurt them, and became guilty of an unintentional crime. Thus Allah admits into His
mercy whomever He wills. Had they dispersed, We would have punished those who
disbelieved among them with a painful penalty. - Those who disbelieved filled their hearts
with rage—the rage of the days of ignorance.
But Allah sent His serenity down upon His
Messenger, and upon the believers, and imposed on them the words of righteousness—
of which they were most worthy and deserving. Allah is aware of everything. - Allah has fulfilled His Messenger’s vision
in truth: “You will enter the Sacred Mosque,
Allah willing, in security, heads shaven, or
hair cut short, not fearing. He knew what you did not know, and has granted besides that an imminent victory.” - It is He who sent His Messenger with the
guidance and the religion of truth, to make it
prevail over all religions. Allah suffices as
Witness. - Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Those with him are stern against the disbelievers, yet compassionate amongst themselves. You see them kneeling, prostrating,
seeking blessings from Allah and approval.
Their marks are on their faces from the effects of prostration. Such is their description
in the Torah, and their description in the
Gospel: like a plant that sprouts, becomes
strong, grows thick, and rests on its stem, impressing the farmers. Through them He enrages the disbelievers. Allah has promised
those among them who believe and do good
deeds forgiveness and a great reward.