Defeat

So they defeated them by permission of Allāh, and David killed Goliath, and Allāh gave him the kingship and wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and taught him from that which He willed. And if it were not for Allāh checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allāh is the possessor of bounty for the worlds.

And Allāh made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise -

That He might cut down a section of the disbelievers or suppress them so that they turn back disappointed.

And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.

The Byzantines have been defeated¹

In the nearest land.¹ But they, after their defeat, will overcome

[They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].¹