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وَاِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَاِنِّيْ جَارٌ لَّكُمْۚ فَلَمَّا تَرَاۤءَتِ الْفِئَتٰنِ نَكَصَ عَلٰى عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ اِنِّيْ بَرِيْۤءٌ مِّنْكُمْ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰى مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ اِنِّيْٓ اَخَافُ اللّٰهَ ۗوَاللّٰهُ شَدِيْدُ الْعِقَابِ ࣖ   ( الأنفال: ٤٨ )

wa-idh
وَإِذْ
And when
zayyana
زَيَّنَ
made fair-seeming
lahumu
لَهُمُ
to them
l-shayṭānu
ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ
the Shaitaan
aʿmālahum
أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ
their deeds
waqāla
وَقَالَ
and he said
لَا
"No (one)
ghāliba
غَالِبَ
(can) overcome
lakumu
لَكُمُ
[to] you
l-yawma
ٱلْيَوْمَ
today
mina
مِنَ
from
l-nāsi
ٱلنَّاسِ
the people
wa-innī
وَإِنِّى
and indeed, I am
jārun
جَارٌ
a neighbor
lakum
لَّكُمْۖ
for you"
falammā
فَلَمَّا
But when
tarāati
تَرَآءَتِ
came in sight
l-fi-atāni
ٱلْفِئَتَانِ
the two forces
nakaṣa
نَكَصَ
he turned away
ʿalā
عَلَىٰ
on
ʿaqibayhi
عَقِبَيْهِ
his heels
waqāla
وَقَالَ
and said
innī
إِنِّى
"Indeed, I am
barīon
بَرِىٓءٌ
free
minkum
مِّنكُمْ
of you
innī
إِنِّىٓ
Indeed, I
arā
أَرَىٰ
see
مَا
what
لَا
not
tarawna
تَرَوْنَ
you see
innī
إِنِّىٓ
indeed, I
akhāfu
أَخَافُ
[I] fear
l-laha
ٱللَّهَۚ
Allah
wal-lahu
وَٱللَّهُ
And Allah
shadīdu
شَدِيدُ
(is) severe
l-ʿiqābi
ٱلْعِقَابِ
(in) the penalty"

Wa iz zaiyana lahumush shaitaanu a'ma alahum wa qaala laa ghaaliba lakumul yawma minan naasi wa innee jaarul lakum falammaa taraaa'atil fi'ataani nakasa 'alaa aqibaihi wa qaala innee bareee'um minkum innee araa maa laa tarawna inneee akhaaful laah; wallaahu shadeedul 'iqaab (al-ʾAnfāl 8:48)

Sahih International:

And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in penalty." (Al-Anfal [8] : 48)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

When the Satan made their deeds look beautiful to their eyes, and said, “None of the people can overpower you today, and I am a protector for you.” But, when the two groups faced each other, he turned back on his heels and said, “I am quit of you. I am seeing what you do not see. I am scared of Allah, and Allah is severe in punishment.”