Al-Anfaal 8:23
The Spoils of War · ayah 23 of 75
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Walaw AAalima Allahu feehim khayranlaasmaAAahum walaw asmaAAahum latawallaw wahum muAAridoon
"Had Allāh known any good in them, He would have made them hear. And if He had made them hear, they would [still] have turned away, while they were refusing."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"If God had known there was any good in them, He would have made them hear, but even if He had, they would still have turned away and taken no notice."
Pickthall (classic)+
"Had Allah known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and declined (Faith)."