{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/quran/00233.htm","path":"isl/quran/00233.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/quran/00233.htm","text":"The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]\n249. Falamma fasala talootu bialjunoodi qala inna Allaha mubtaleekum binaharin faman shariba minhu falaysa minnee waman lam yatAAamhu fa-innahu minnee illa mani ightarafa ghurfatan biyadihi fashariboo minhu illa qaleelan minhum falamma jawazahu huwa waallatheena amanoo maAAahu qaloo la taqata lana alyawma bijaloota wajunoodihi qala allatheena yathunnoona annahum mulaqoo Allahi kam min fi-atin qaleelatin ghalabat fi-atan katheeratan bi-ithni Allahi waAllahu maAAa alssabireena\n249. When Tal\u016bt set forth\n With the armies, he said:\n \"God will test you\n At the stream: if any\n Drinks of its water,\n He goes not with my army:\n Only those who taste not\n Of it go with me:\n A mere sip out of the hand\n Is excused.\" But they all\n Drank of it, except a few.\n When they crossed the river,\u2014\n He and the faithful ones with him,\n They said: \"This day\n We cannot cope\n With Goliath and his forces.\"\nBut those who were convinced\n That they must meet God,\n Said: \"How oft, by God's will,\n Hath a small force\n Vanquished a big one?\n God is with those\n Who steadfastly persevere.\"\n250. Walamma barazoo lijaloota wajunoodihi qaloo rabbana afrigh AAalayna sabran wathabbit aqdamana waonsurna AAala alqawmi alkafireena\n250. When they advanced\n To meet Goliath and his forces,\n They prayed: \"Our Lord\n Pour out constancy on us\n And make our steps firm:\n Help us against those\n That reject faith.\"\n251. Fahazamoohum bi-ithni Allahi waqatala dawoodu jaloota waatahu Allahu almulka waalhikmata waAAallamahu mimma yashao walawla dafAAu Allahi alnnasa baAAdahum bibaAAdin lafasadati al-ardu walakinna Allaha thoo fadlin AAala alAAalameena\n251. By God's will,\n They routed them;\n And David slew Goliath;\n And God gave him\n Power and wisdom\n And taught him\n Whatever (else) He willed,\n And did not God\n Check one set of people\n By means of another,\n The earth would indeed\n Be full of mischief:\n But God is full of bounty\n To all the worlds.\n252. Tilka ayatu Allahi natlooha AAalayka bialhaqqi wa-innaka lamina almursaleena\n252. These are the Signs\n Of God: we rehearse them\n To thee in truth: verily\n Thou art one of the Apostles.\n253. Tilka alrrusulu faddalna baAAdahum AAala baAAdin minhum man kallama Allahu warafaAAa baAAdahum darajatin waatayna AAeesa ibna maryama albayyinati waayyadnahu biroohi alqudusi walaw shaa Allahu ma iqtatala allatheena min baAAdihim min baAAdi ma jaat-humu albayyinatu walakini ikhtalafoo faminhum man amana waminhum man kafara walaw shaa Allahu ma iqtataloo walakinna Allaha yafAAalu ma yureedu\n253. Those apostles\n Were endowed with gifts,\n Some above others\n To one of them God spoke;\n Others He raised\n To degrees (of honour);\n To Jesus the son of Mary\n We gave Clear (Signs),\n And strengthened him\n With the holy spirit.\n If God had so willed,\n Succeeding generations\n Would not have fought\n Among each other, after\n Clear (Signs) had come to them,\n But they (chose) to wrangle,\n Some believing and Others\n Rejecting. If God had so willed,\n They would not have fought\n Each other; but God\n Fulfilleth His plan.","title":"The Quran: S\u016bra II.: Baqara, or the Heifer.: Section...","type":"page"}