Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 13 (3:13)

آلِ عِمْرَان

قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ ءَايَةٌ فِى فِئَتَيْنِ ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖ فِئَةٌ تُقَٰتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ …

Quran 3:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 51 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:13
قَدْكَانَلَكُمْءَايَةٌفِىفِئَتَيْنِٱلْتَقَتَا ۖفِئَةٌتُقَٰتِلُفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِوَأُخْرَىٰكَافِرَةٌيَرَوْنَهُممِّثْلَيْهِمْرَأْىَٱلْعَيْنِ ۚوَٱللَّهُيُؤَيِّدُبِنَصْرِهِۦمَنيَشَآءُ ۗإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَعِبْرَةًلِّأُو۟لِىٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ١٣
qad kāna lakum āyatun fī fi-atayni l-taqatā fi-atun tuqātilu fī sabīli l-lahi wa-ukh'rā kāfiratun yarawnahum mith'layhim raya l-ʿayni wal-lahu yu-ayyidu binaṣrihi man yashāu inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan li-ulī l-abṣāri

Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met [in combat at Badr] - one fighting in the cause of Allāh and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight. But Allāh supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed in that is a lesson for those of vision.(13)

Word by word

  1. قَدْqadSurely
  2. كَانَkānait was
  3. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  4. ءَايَةٌāyatuna sign
  5. فِىfīin
  6. فِئَتَيْنِfi-atayni(the) two hosts
  7. ٱلْتَقَتَا ۖl-taqatāwhich met
  8. فِئَةٌfi-atunone group
  9. تُقَٰتِلُtuqātilufighting
  10. فِىfīin
  11. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  12. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  13. وَأُخْرَىٰwa-ukh'rāand another
  14. كَافِرَةٌkāfiratundisbelievers
  15. يَرَوْنَهُمyarawnahumThey were seeing them
  16. مِّثْلَيْهِمْmith'layhimtwice of them
  17. رَأْىَrayawith the sight
  18. ٱلْعَيْنِ ۚl-ʿayni(of) their eyes
  19. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  20. يُؤَيِّدُyu-ayyidusupports
  21. بِنَصْرِهِۦbinaṣrihiwith His help
  22. مَنmanwhom
  23. يَشَآءُ ۗyashāuHe wills
  24. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  25. فِىfīin
  26. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  27. لَعِبْرَةًlaʿib'ratansurely (is) a lesson
  28. لِّأُو۟لِىli-ulīfor the owners
  29. ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِl-abṣāri(of) vision

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