# Quran 8:23 — Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), Verse 23

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَلَوۡ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمۡ خَيۡرٗا لَّأَسۡمَعَهُمۡۖ وَلَوۡ أَسۡمَعَهُمۡ لَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللّٰهُ فِیْهِمْ خَیْرًا لَّاَسْمَعَهُمْ وَلَوْ اَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوْا وَّهُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa law 'alimal laahu feehim khairal la asma'ahum; wa law asma'ahum latawallaw wa hum mu'ridoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> 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).

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Anfal 8:23 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Anfal is a medinan surah with 75 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-anfal.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/8/22.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/8/24.md
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