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Quran 9:25

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 25 of 129 · Juz 10

لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ ۙ وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ ۙ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِينَ

Translations of Quran 9:25
EnglishTalal Itani

Allah has given you victory in numerous regions; but on the day of Hunayn, your great number impressed you, but it availed you nothing; and the land, as spacious as it was, narrowed for you; and you turned your backs in retreat.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Allah hath given you victory on many fields and on the day of Huneyn, when ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İnkâra mecal yoktur ki Allah size bir çok mevkı'lerde nusret etti, «Huneyn» günü de: o lâhzada ki çokluğunuz sizi güvendirmişti de bir faidesi olmamıştı, yer yüzü o genişliğiyle başınıza dar gelmişti, sonra da bozularak arkanıza dönmüştünüz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dieu vous a secourus dans maintes occasions, à la journée de Honeïn où vous vous êtes complu dans votre grand nombre qui ne vous servit de rien : Quelque vaste qu’elle soit, la terre fut alors étroite pour vous, vous avez tourné le dos et pris la fuite.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

God heeft u in verschillende gevechten bijgestaan, en hoofdzakelijk in den slag van Honein, waar gij u in uw groot aantal hebt verheugd; maar het was u niet voordeelig, en de aarde was u te eng, niettegenstaande zij ruim was; daarop zijt gij heengetrokken en hebt u afgewend.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dio vi soccorse in più occasioni, nella giornata di Honein, in cui vi compiaceste del vostro gran numero che non vi giovò a niente per quanto sia vasta la terra fu allora troppo ristretta per voi, volgeste le spalle, e fuggiste.

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