| 1. Verily We have 
												granted thee a manifest Victory:
 2. That Allah may forgive thee 
												thy faults of the past and those 
												to follow; fulfil His favour to 
												thee; and guide thee on the 
												Straight Way;
 
 3. And that Allah may help thee 
												with powerful help.
 
 4. It is He Who sent down 
												tranquillity into the hearts of 
												the Believers, that they may add 
												faith to their faith;- for to 
												Allah belong the Forces of the 
												heavens and the earth; and Allah 
												is Full of Knowledge and 
												Wisdom;-
 
 5. That He may admit the men and 
												women who believe, to Gardens 
												beneath which rivers flow, to 
												dwell therein for aye, and 
												remove their ills from them;- 
												and that is, in the sight of 
												Allah, the highest achievement 
												(for man),-
 
 6. And that He may punish the 
												Hypocrites, men and women, and 
												the Polytheists men and women, 
												who imagine an evil opinion of 
												Allah. On them is a round of 
												Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on 
												them: He has cursed them and got 
												Hell ready for them: and evil is 
												it for a destination.
 
 7. For to Allah belong the 
												Forces of the heavens and the 
												earth; and Allah is Exalted in 
												Power, Full of Wisdom.
 
 8. We have truly sent thee as a 
												witness, as a bringer of Glad 
												Tidings, and as a Warner:
 
 9. In order that ye (O men) may 
												believe in Allah and His 
												Messenger, that ye may assist 
												and honour Him, and celebrate 
												His praise morning and evening.
 
 10. Verily those who plight 
												their fealty to thee do no less 
												than plight their fealty to 
												Allah. the Hand of Allah is over 
												their hands: then any one who 
												violates his oath, does so to 
												the harm of his own soul, and 
												any one who fulfils what he has 
												covenanted with Allah,- Allah 
												will soon grant him a great 
												Reward.
 
 11. The desert Arabs who lagged 
												behind will say to thee: "We 
												were engaged in (looking after) 
												our flocks and herds, and our 
												families: do thou then ask 
												forgiveness for us." They say 
												with their tongues what is not 
												in their hearts. Say: "Who then 
												has any power at all (to 
												intervene) on your behalf with 
												Allah, if His Will is to give 
												you some loss or to give you 
												some profit? But Allah is well 
												acquainted with all that ye do.
 
 12. "Nay, ye thought that the 
												Messenger and the Believers 
												would never return to their 
												families; this seemed pleasing 
												in your hearts, and ye conceived 
												an evil thought, for ye are a 
												people lost (in wickedness)."
 
 13. And if any believe not in 
												Allah and His Messenger, We have 
												prepared, for those who reject 
												Allah, a Blazing Fire!
 
 14. To Allah belongs the 
												dominion of the heavens and the 
												earth: He forgives whom He 
												wills, and He punishes whom He 
												wills: but Allah is 
												Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
 
 15. Those who lagged behind 
												(will say), when ye (are free 
												to) march and take booty (in 
												war): "Permit us to follow you." 
												They wish to change Allah.s 
												decree: Say: "Not thus will ye 
												follow us: Allah has already 
												declared (this) beforehand": 
												then they will say, "But ye are 
												jealous of us." Nay, but little 
												do they understand (such 
												things).
 
 16. Say to the desert Arabs who 
												lagged behind: "Ye shall be 
												summoned (to fight) against a 
												people given to vehement war: 
												then shall ye fight, or they 
												shall submit. Then if ye show 
												obedience, Allah will grant you 
												a goodly reward, but if ye turn 
												back as ye did before, He will 
												punish you with a grievous 
												Penalty."
 
 17. No blame is there on the 
												blind, nor is there blame on the 
												lame, nor on one ill (if he 
												joins not the war): But he that 
												obeys Allah and his Messenger,- 
												((Allah)) will admit him to 
												Gardens beneath which rivers 
												flow; and he who turns back, 
												((Allah)) will punish him with a 
												grievous Penalty.
 
 18. Allah.s Good Pleasure was on 
												the Believers when they swore 
												Fealty to thee under the Tree: 
												He knew what was in their 
												hearts, and He sent down 
												Tranquillity to them; and He 
												rewarded them with a speedy 
												Victory;
 
 19. And many gains will they 
												acquire (besides): and Allah is 
												Exalted in Power, Full of 
												Wisdom.
 
 20. Allah has promised you many 
												gains that ye shall acquire, and 
												He has given you these 
												beforehand; and He has 
												restrained the hands of men from 
												you; that it may be a Sign for 
												the Believers, and that He may 
												guide you to a Straight Path;
 
 21. And other gains (there are), 
												which are not within your power, 
												but which Allah has compassed: 
												and Allah has power over all 
												things.
 
 22. If the Unbelievers should 
												fight you, they would certainly 
												turn their backs; then would 
												they find neither protector nor 
												helper.
 
 23. (Such has been) the practice 
												(approved) of Allah already in 
												the past: no change wilt thou 
												find in the practice (approved) 
												of Allah.
 
 24. And it is He Who has 
												restrained their hands from you 
												and your hands from them in the 
												midst of Makka, after that He 
												gave you the victory over them. 
												And Allah sees well all that ye 
												do.
 
 25. They are the ones who denied 
												Revelation and hindered you from 
												the Sacred Mosque and the 
												sacrificial animals, detained 
												from reaching their place of 
												sacrifice. Had there not been 
												believing men and believing 
												women whom ye did not know that 
												ye were trampling down and on 
												whose account a crime would have 
												accrued to you without (your) 
												knowledge, ((Allah) would have 
												allowed you to force your way, 
												but He held back your hands) 
												that He may admit to His Mercy 
												whom He will. If they had been 
												apart, We should certainly have 
												punished the Unbelievers among 
												them with a grievous Punishment.
 
 26. While the Unbelievers got up 
												in their hearts heat and cant - 
												the heat and cant of ignorance,- 
												Allah sent down His Tranquillity 
												to his Messenger and to the 
												Believers, and made them stick 
												close to the command of 
												self-restraint; and well were 
												they entitled to it and worthy 
												of it. And Allah has full 
												knowledge of all things.
 
 27. Truly did Allah fulfil the 
												vision for His Messenger. ye 
												shall enter the Sacred Mosque, 
												if Allah wills, with minds 
												secure, heads shaved, hair cut 
												short, and without fear. For He 
												knew what ye knew not, and He 
												granted, besides this, a speedy 
												victory.
 
 28. It is He Who has sent His 
												Messenger with Guidance and the 
												Religion of Truth, to proclaim 
												it over all religion: and enough 
												is Allah for a Witness.
 
 29. Muhammad is the apostle of 
												Allah. and those who are with 
												him are strong against 
												Unbelievers, (but) compassionate 
												amongst each other. Thou wilt 
												see them bow and prostrate 
												themselves (in prayer), seeking 
												Grace from Allah and (His) Good 
												Pleasure. On their faces are 
												their marks, (being) the traces 
												of their prostration. This is 
												their similitude in the Taurat; 
												and their similitude in the 
												Gospel is: like a seed which 
												sends forth its blade, then 
												makes it strong; it then becomes 
												thick, and it stands on its own 
												stem, (filling) the sowers with 
												wonder and delight. As a result, 
												it fills the Unbelievers with 
												rage at them. Allah has promised 
												those among them who believe and 
												do righteous deeds forgiveness, 
												and a great Reward.
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