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Quran 8:57

Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), verse 57 of 75 · Juz 10

فَإِمَّا تَثْقَفَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَرْبِ فَشَرِّدْ بِهِم مَّنْ خَلْفَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Translations of Quran 8:57
EnglishTalal Itani

If you confront them in battle, make of them a fearsome example for those who follow them, that they may take heed.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

onun için onları ne zaman harbde yakarlarsan kendileriyle arkalarındakileri ürgüt gerek ki ıbret alırlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si tu parviens à les saisir pendant la guerre, disperse par le spectacle de leur supplice ceux qui les suivront, afin qu’ils y réfléchissent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien gij hen in den strijd gevangen neemt, verstrooi hen en stel een voorbeeld voor hen die na hen zullen komen, opdat zij gewaarschuwd mogen zijn.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se tu riesci ad impadronirtene in guerra, disperdi col loro supplizio quei che li seguiranno affinchè vi pensino.

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