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Suggested translation^1,2:

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¹This translation may have been updated from the original suggested translation as a result of the discussions that follow.
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Instead of "strength", why not use "wind," a literal translation that is even today used in English to mean strength? As in saying "the runner got a second wind." I suggest,
{8:46} And obey God and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your wind (strength) would go away; and be patient. Indeed, God is with the patient.


The last sentence can be structured to echo the word order of the Arabic without losing meaning or clarity. I suggest,
{8:47} And do not be like those who came forth from their homes insolently and [only] to be seen by people and they avert from the way of God. And God, of what they do, is encompassing.

I suggest

{8:46} And obey God and His Messenger, and do not dispute [and] thus fail and your wind be gone; and be patient. Indeed, God is with the patient.

I like that. However, I do see the point for the translation "lose courage." Consider,

In that verse, "losing courage" came first while failure never comes first. I know that colloquially, the verb is automatically translated "to fail" but the formal Arabic word for "to fail" is خاب, not فشل. So, I suggest,
{8:46} And obey God and His Messenger, and do not dispute [and] thus lose courage and your wind be gone; and be patient. Indeed, God is with the patient.

To sum up, I suggest,

{8:45} O you who have believed, when you have encountered a set [of attacking personnel], then stay firm and remember God much that you may prosper.

{8:46} And obey God and His Messenger, and do not dispute [and] thus fizzle and your wind be gone; and endure. Verily, God is with the enduring.

{8:47} And do not be like those who came out of their homes insolently and in a show-off to people and they shun from the way of God. And God, of what they do, is encompassing.