The Victory - سورة الفتح

إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا ( 1 )
Indeed, We have given you, [O Muhammad], a clear conquest

لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن
ذَنبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ
صِرَاطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا ( 2 )
That Allah may forgive for you what preceded of
your sin and what will follow and complete His favor upon you and guide
you to a straight path

وَيَنصُرَكَ اللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا ( 3 )
And [that] Allah may aid you with a mighty victory.

هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِيمَانًا مَّعَ إِيمَانِهِمْ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ
جُنُودُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ( 4 )
It is He who sent down tranquillity into the
hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with
their [present] faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens
and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.

لِّيُدْخِلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا
وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ
فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا ( 5 )
[And] that He may admit the believing men and the
believing women to gardens beneath which rivers flow to abide therein
eternally and remove from them their misdeeds - and ever is that, in the
sight of Allah, a great attainment -

وَيُعَذِّبَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتِ
وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكَاتِ الظَّانِّينَ بِاللَّهِ ظَنَّ السَّوْءِ
ۚ عَلَيْهِمْ دَائِرَةُ السَّوْءِ ۖ وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
وَلَعَنَهُمْ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا ( 6 )
And [that] He may punish the hypocrite men and
hypocrite women, and the polytheist men and polytheist women - those who
assume about Allah an assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a
misfortune of evil nature; and Allah has become angry with them and has
cursed them and prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a destination.

وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا ( 7 )
And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا ( 8 )
Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner

لِّتُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ( 9 )
That you [people] may believe in Allah and His
Messenger and honor him and respect the Prophet and exalt Allah morning
and afternoon.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا
يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَن نَّكَثَ
فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِمَا عَاهَدَ
عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ( 10 )
Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O
Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of
Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to
the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised
Allah - He will give him a great reward.

سَيَقُولُ لَكَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ
شَغَلَتْنَا أَمْوَالُنَا وَأَهْلُونَا فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ۚ يَقُولُونَ
بِأَلْسِنَتِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ لَكُم
مِّنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ ضَرًّا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ
نَفْعًا ۚ بَلْ كَانَ اللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا ( 11 )
Those who remained behind of the bedouins will
say to you, "Our properties and our families occupied us, so ask
forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not within
their hearts. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He intended
for you harm or intended for you benefit? Rather, ever is Allah, with
what you do, Acquainted.

بَلْ ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَنقَلِبَ الرَّسُولُ
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِيهِمْ أَبَدًا وَزُيِّنَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي
قُلُوبِكُمْ وَظَنَنتُمْ ظَنَّ السَّوْءِ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا بُورًا ( 12 )
But you thought that the Messenger and the
believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made
pleasing in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil and
became a people ruined."

وَمَن لَّمْ يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَإِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَعِيرًا ( 13 )
And whoever has not believed in Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers a Blaze.

وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ
يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ
غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ( 14 )
And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens
and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And
ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

سَيَقُولُ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا انطَلَقْتُمْ
إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأْخُذُوهَا ذَرُونَا نَتَّبِعْكُمْ ۖ يُرِيدُونَ أَن
يُبَدِّلُوا كَلَامَ اللَّهِ ۚ قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَٰلِكُمْ قَالَ
اللَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَسَيَقُولُونَ بَلْ تَحْسُدُونَنَا ۚ بَلْ كَانُوا
لَا يَفْقَهُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ( 15 )
Those who remained behind will say when you set
out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to
change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did
Allah say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in
fact] they were not understanding except a little.

قُل لِّلْمُخَلَّفِينَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ
سَتُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ تُقَاتِلُونَهُمْ أَوْ
يُسْلِمُونَ ۖ فَإِن تُطِيعُوا يُؤْتِكُمُ اللَّهُ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا ۖ وَإِن
تَتَوَلَّوْا كَمَا تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا
أَلِيمًا ( 16 )
Say to those who remained behind of the bedouins,
"You will be called to [face] a people of great military might; you may
fight them, or they will submit. So if you obey, Allah will give you a
good reward; but if you turn away as you turned away before, He will
punish you with a painful punishment."

لَّيْسَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى
الْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ ۗ وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ
وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ يُعَذِّبْهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ( 17 )
There is not upon the blind any guilt or upon the
lame any guilt or upon the ill any guilt [for remaining behind]. And
whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger - He will admit him to gardens
beneath which rivers flow; but whoever turns away - He will punish him
with a painful punishment.

لَّقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ
يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ
فَأَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَابَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا ( 18 )
Certainly was Allah pleased with the believers
when they pledged allegiance to you, [O Muhammad], under the tree, and
He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquillity upon them
and rewarded them with an imminent conquest

وَمَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةً يَأْخُذُونَهَا ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا ( 19 )
And much war booty which they will take. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

وَعَدَكُمُ اللَّهُ مَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةً
تَأْخُذُونَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمْ هَٰذِهِ وَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَ النَّاسِ
عَنكُمْ وَلِتَكُونَ آيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ صِرَاطًا
مُّسْتَقِيمًا ( 20 )
Allah has promised you much booty that you will
take [in the future] and has hastened for you this [victory] and
withheld the hands of people from you - that it may be a sign for the
believers and [that] He may guide you to a straight path.

وَأُخْرَىٰ لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَحَاطَ اللَّهُ بِهَا ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرًا ( 21 )
And [He promises] other [victories] that you were
[so far] unable to [realize] which Allah has already encompassed. And
ever is Allah, over all things, competent.

وَلَوْ قَاتَلَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوَلَّوُا الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ( 22 )
And if those [Makkans] who disbelieve had fought
you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]. Then they would not
find a protector or a helper.

سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ( 23 )
[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ
وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِن بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ
عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا ( 24 )
And it is He who withheld their hands from you
and your hands from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you
to overcome them. And ever is Allah of what you do, Seeing.

هُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ
الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْهَدْيَ مَعْكُوفًا أَن يَبْلُغَ مَحِلَّهُ ۚ
وَلَوْلَا رِجَالٌ مُّؤْمِنُونَ وَنِسَاءٌ مُّؤْمِنَاتٌ لَّمْ
تَعْلَمُوهُمْ أَن تَطَئُوهُمْ فَتُصِيبَكُم مِّنْهُم مَّعَرَّةٌ بِغَيْرِ
عِلْمٍ ۖ لِّيُدْخِلَ اللَّهُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ لَوْ
تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ( 25 )
They are the ones who disbelieved and obstructed
you from al-Masjid al-Haram while the offering was prevented from
reaching its place of sacrifice. And if not for believing men and
believing women whom you did not know - that you might trample them and
there would befall you because of them dishonor without [your] knowledge
- [you would have been permitted to enter Makkah]. [This was so] that
Allah might admit to His mercy whom He willed. If they had been apart
[from them], We would have punished those who disbelieved among them
with painful punishment

إِذْ جَعَلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ
الْحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ
عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ
التَّقْوَىٰ وَكَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهْلَهَا ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ
بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا ( 26 )
When those who disbelieved had put into their
hearts chauvinism - the chauvinism of the time of ignorance. But Allah
sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers and
imposed upon them the word of righteousness, and they were more
deserving of it and worthy of it. And ever is Allah, of all things,
Knowing.

لَّقَدْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ الرُّؤْيَا
بِالْحَقِّ ۖ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ
آمِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَ ۖ
فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا
( 27 )
Certainly has Allah showed to His Messenger the
vision in truth. You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Haram, if Allah
wills, in safety, with your heads shaved and [hair] shortened, not
fearing [anyone]. He knew what you did not know and has arranged before
that a conquest near [at hand].

هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا ( 28 )
It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and
the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion. And sufficient
is Allah as Witness.

مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ
أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا
سُجَّدًا يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا ۖ سِيمَاهُمْ فِي
وُجُوهِهِم مِّنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي
التَّوْرَاةِ ۚ وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنجِيلِ كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ
فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَىٰ عَلَىٰ سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ
لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَ ۗ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ( 29 )
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those
with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among
themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking
bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from
the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And
their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its
offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their
stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the
disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous
deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.