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Quran 8:17

Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), verse 17 of 75 · Juz 9

فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ ۚ وَلِيُبْلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 8:17
EnglishTalal Itani

It was not you who killed them, but it was Allah who killed them. And it was not you who launched when you launched, but it was Allah who launched. That He may bestow upon the believers an excellent reward. Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair test from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sonra onları siz öldürmediniz ve lâkin onları Allah öldürdü, attığın vakıt da sen atmadın ve lâkin Allah attı, hem de mü'minlere güzel bir imtihan geçirtmek için, hakikat Allah semi'dir, alîmdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ce n’est pas vous qui les tuez, c’est Dieu. Quand tu lances un trait, ce n’est pas toi qui le lances, c’est Dieu, pour éprouver les fidèles par une belle épreuve ; car Dieu entend et sait tout.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En gij dooddet hen niet, welke te Bedr werden verslagen; maar God doodde hen. Gij slingerdet niets, o Mahomet! ofschoon gij scheent het te slingeren, maar God doet het om de geloovigen door eene schoone proef te beproeven; want God begrijpt en weet alles.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

È Dio che li uccide, non voi. Quando tu scagliavi (un colpo) non eri tu che lo scagliavi, era Dio, per provare i fedeli con una bella prova; poichè Dio sente, e sa tutto.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.