٩ - ٱلتَّوْبَة

9 - At-Tawba

وَلَوْ اَرَادُوا الْخُرُوْجَ لَاَعَدُّوْا لَہٗ عُدَّۃً وَّلٰكِنْ كَرِہَ اللہُ انْۢبِعَاثَہُمْ فَثَبَّطَہُمْ وَقِيْلَ اقْعُدُوْا مَعَ الْقٰعِدِيْنَ۝۴۶
Walaw aradoo alkhurooja laaAAaddoo lahu AAuddatan walakin kariha Allahu inbiAAathahum fathabbatahum waqeela oqAAudoo maAAa alqaAAideena

English

Ahmed Ali

If they had intended to go out (to fight) they would surely have made preparations. But God did not like their setting forth, and they were held back and told: "Stay at home with those who stay behind."

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لَوْ خَرَجُوْا فِيْكُمْ مَّا زَادُوْكُمْ اِلَّا خَبَالًا وَّلَا۟اَوْضَعُوْا خِلٰلَكُمْ يَبْغُوْنَكُمُ الْفِتْنَۃَ۝۰ۚ وَفِيْكُمْ سَمّٰعُوْنَ لَہُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِالظّٰلِـمِيْنَ۝۴۷
Law kharajoo feekum ma zadookum illa khabalan walaawdaAAoo khilalakum yabghoonakumu alfitnata wafeekum sammaAAoona lahum waAllahu AAaleemun bialththalimeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Had they gone out with you, they would only have been a hindrance and let loose confusion among you to create discord; for there are some in your midst who spy for them. But God knows who are the wicked.

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لَقَدِ ابْتَغَوُا الْفِتْنَۃَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُوْا لَكَ الْاُمُوْرَ حَتّٰي جَاۗءَ الْحَقُّ وَظَہَرَ اَمْرُ اللہِ وَہُمْ كٰرِہُوْنَ۝۴۸
Laqadi ibtaghawoo alfitnata min qablu waqallaboo laka alomoora hatta jaa alhaqqu wathahara amru Allahi wahum karihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

They had tried to create disorder before and intrigued against you, but truth came out in the end and God's will prevailed, even though they did not like it.

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وَمِنْہُمْ مَّنْ يَّقُوْلُ ائْذَنْ لِّيْ وَلَا تَفْتِنِّىْ۝۰ۭ اَلَا فِي الْفِتْنَۃِ سَقَطُوْا۝۰ۭ وَاِنَّ جَہَنَّمَ لَمُحِيْطَۃٌۢ بِالْكٰفِرِيْنَ۝۴۹
Waminhum man yaqoolu ithan lee wala taftinnee ala fee alfitnati saqatoo wainna jahannama lamuheetatun bialkafireena

English

Ahmed Ali

And (many a one) there is among them who says: "Allow me (to stay back at home), and put me not on trial." Surely they have put themselves on trial already, and Hell will enclose the unbelievers from all sides.

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اِنْ تُصِبْكَ حَسَـنَۃٌ تَسُؤْہُمْ۝۰ۚ وَاِنْ تُصِبْكَ مُصِيْبَۃٌ يَّقُوْلُوْا قَدْ اَخَذْنَاۗ اَمْرَنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَيَتَوَلَّوْا وَّہُمْ فَرِحُوْنَ۝۵۰
In tusibka hasanatun tasuhum wain tusibka museebatun yaqooloo qad akhathna amrana min qablu wayatawallaw wahum farihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

If good comes your way they are vexed, but if calamity befalls you, they say: "We had taken precautions in advance;" and pleased, turn away.

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قُلْ لَّنْ يُّصِيْبَنَاۗ اِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللہُ لَنَا۝۰ۚ ہُوَ مَوْلٰىنَا۝۰ۚ وَعَلَي اللہِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ۝۵۱
Qul lan yuseebana illa ma kataba Allahu lana huwa mawlana waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Tell them: "Nothing can befall us except what God decrees. Our protector is He, and in God should the faithful place their trust."

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قُلْ ہَلْ تَرَبَّصُوْنَ بِنَاۗ اِلَّاۗ اِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ۝۰ۭ وَنَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ اَنْ يُّصِيْبَكُمُ اللہُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِنْدِہٖۗ اَوْ بِاَيْدِيْنَا۝۰ۡۖ فَتَرَبَّصُوْۗا اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُّتَرَبِّصُوْنَ۝۵۲
Qul hal tarabbasoona bina illa ihda alhusnayayni wanahnu natarabbasu bikum an yuseebakumu Allahu biAAathabin min AAindihi aw biaydeena fatarabbasoo inna maAAakum mutarabbisoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Are you waiting for anything else but one of two good things for us, (victory or martyrdom)? Yet what we are waiting for you is the punishment of God, direct or through us. So keep waiting; we are waiting with you."

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قُلْ اَنْفِقُوْا طَوْعًا اَوْ كَرْہًا لَّنْ يُّتَقَبَّلَ مِنْكُمْ۝۰ۭ اِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا فٰسِقِيْنَ۝۵۳
Qul anfiqoo tawAAan aw karhan lan yutaqabbala minkum innakum kuntum qawman fasiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Tell them: "You may spend (in the way of God), whether willingly or with reluctance, it will not be accepted from you, for you are reprobates."

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وَمَا مَنَعَہُمْ اَنْ تُقْبَلَ مِنْہُمْ نَفَقٰتُہُمْ اِلَّاۗ اَنَّہُمْ كَفَرُوْا بِاللہِ وَبِرَسُوْلِہٖ وَلَا يَاْتُوْنَ الصَّلٰوۃَ اِلَّا وَہُمْ كُسَالٰى وَلَا يُنْفِقُوْنَ اِلَّا وَہُمْ كٰرِہُوْنَ۝۵۴
Wama manaAAahum an tuqbala minhum nafaqatuhum illa annahum kafaroo biAllahi wabirasoolihi wala yatoona alssalata illa wahum kusala wala yunfiqoona illa wahum karihoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Nothing prevents the acceptance of what they spend except that they do not believe in God and His Apostle, and come to worship but languidly and spend only grudgingly.

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فَلَا تُعْجِبْكَ اَمْوَالُہُمْ وَلَاۗ اَوْلَادُہُمْ۝۰ۭ اِنَّمَا يُرِيْدُ اللہُ لِيُعَذِّبَہُمْ بِہَا فِي الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْہَقَ اَنْفُسُہُمْ وَہُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۵۵
Fala tuAAjibka amwaluhum wala awladuhum innama yureedu Allahu liyuAAaththibahum biha fee alhayati alddunya watazhaqa anfusuhum wahum kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Do not marvel at their wealth and children. God intends to punish them through these in the world; and their souls will depart in a state of disbelief.

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