8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 9
اِذْ تَسْتَغ۪يثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ اَنّ۪ي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِاَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ مُرْدِف۪ينَ
Ith tastagheethoona rabbakum fastajabalakum annee mumiddukum bi-alfin mina almala-ikatimurdifeen
Remember when you called on your Lord for help and He responded to you: ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels riding rank after rank. ’
- Progressive Muslims
You called on help from your Lord and He answered you: "I will provide you with one thousand Angels as defenders. "
- Shabbir Ahmed
You sought help from your Lord and He assured you, "I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank upon rank. "
- Sam Gerrans
When you sought succour of your Lord, and He responded to you: “I will assist you with a thousand angels in ranks.”
- The Monotheist Group
You called on help from your Lord and He answered you: "I will provide you with one thousand angels as defenders."
- Edip-Layth
You implored your Lord and He answered you: "I will provide you with one thousand controllers as defenders."
- Aisha Bewley
Remember when you called on your Lord for help and He responded to you: ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels riding rank after rank. ’
- Rashad Khalifa
Thus, when you implored your Lord to come to the rescue, He responded to you: "I am supporting you with one thousand angels in succession."
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Remember when you prayed to your Lord for help, He heard you and said: "I shall send a thousand angels following behind you for your aid. "
- Sahih International
[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another. "
- Muhammad Asad
Lo! You were praying unto your Sustainer for aid, whereupon He thus responded to you: "I shall, verily, aid you with a thousand angels following one upon' another!"
- Marmaduke Pickthall
When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
You implored Allah's aid with touching entreaties and Allah responded favourably, thus: "I will", He said: "uphold you with one thousand angels in sets succeeding one another".
- Bijan Moeinian
When you were desperately praying for help, your Lord responded: "I am going to send you one thousand angels one after another. "
- Al-Hilali & Khan
(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks."
- Mustafa Khattab
˹Remember˺ when you cried out to your Lord for help, He answered, "I will reinforce you with a thousand angels—followed by many others."[1]
- Taqi Usmani
When you were calling your Lord for help, so He responded to you (saying): "I am going to support you with one thousand of the angels, one following the other."
- Abdul Haleem
When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’
- Arthur John Arberry
When you were calling upon your Lord for succour, and He answered you, 'I shall reinforce you with a thousand angels riding behind you. '
- E. Henry Palmer
When ye asked for succour from your Lord, and He answered you, 'I will assist you with a thousand angels, with others in reserve. '
- Hamid S. Aziz
Remember when you asked for succour from your Lord, and He answered you, "I will assist you with a thousand angels, in many ranks. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
As you call your Lord for succor, so He responded to you that, "I am supplying you with a thousand Angels in successive ranks.
- George Sale
When you implored the help of your Lord, and He answered your prayer saying, 'I will surely help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank. '
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Remember that), you humbly prayed for help from your Lord, and He answered you (by saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels, (coming down) ranks on ranks. "
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(Recall the time) when you (O Companions of the Prophet!) implored your Lord to aid you in distress, and He responded to you (saying), `I shall reinforce you with a thousand of the angels coming in continuous succession. '
- Ali Quli Qarai
When you appealed to your Lord for help, He answered you: ‘I will aid you with a thousand angels in a file. ’