capture, and hath given
you this in advance, and hath withheld men's hands from you, that it
may be a token for the believers, and that He may guide you on a right
path.

S: Allah promised you many acquisitions which you will take, then He
hastened on this one for you and held back the hands of men from you,
and that it may be a sign for the believers and that He may guide you
on a right path.

048.021
Y: And other gains (there are), which are not within your power, but
which Allah has compassed: and Allah has power over all things.

P: And other (gain), which ye have not been able to achieve, Allah will
compass it, Allah is Able to do all things.

S: And others which you have not yet been able to achieve Allah has
surely encompassed them, and Allah has power over all things.

048.022
Y: If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their
backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.

P: And if those who disbelieve join battle with you they will take to
flight, and afterward they will find no protecting friend nor helper.

S: And if those who disbelieve fight with you, they would certainly turn
(their) backs, then they would not find any protector or a helper.

048.023
Y: (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past:
no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.

P: It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt
not find for the law of Allah aught of power to change.

S: Such has been the course of Allah that has indeed run before, and you
shall not find a change in Allah's course.

048.024
Y: And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands
from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory
over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do.

P: And He it is Who hath withheld men's hands from you, and hath
withheld your hands from them, in the valley of Mecca, after He had
made you victors over them. Allah is Seer of what ye do.

S: And He it is Who held back their hands from you and your hands from
them in the valley of Mecca after He had given you victory over them;
and Allah is Seeing what you do.

048.025
Y: They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the
Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their
place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing
women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose