٩ - ٱلتَّوْبَة

9 - At-Tawba

وَمِنْہُمْ مَّنْ عٰہَدَ اللہَ لَىِٕنْ اٰتٰىنَا مِنْ فَضْلِہٖ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ۝۷۵
Waminhum man AAahada Allaha lain atana min fadlihi lanassaddaqanna walanakoonanna mina alssaliheena

English

Ahmed Ali

Some of them made a covenant with God: "If You give us in Your bounty we shall give alms and be upright."

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فَلَمَّاۗ اٰتٰىہُمْ مِّنْ فَضْلِہٖ بَخِلُوْا بِہٖ وَتَوَلَّوْا وَّہُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ۝۷۶
Falamma atahum min fadlihi bakhiloo bihi watawallaw wahum muAAridoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But when He gave them of His bounty they became greedy, and then turned away.

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فَاَعْقَبَہُمْ نِفَاقًا فِيْ قُلُوْبِہِمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ يَلْقَوْنَہٗ بِمَاۗ اَخْلَفُوا اللہَ مَا وَعَدُوْہُ وَبِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْذِبُوْنَ۝۷۷
FaaAAqabahum nifaqan fee quloobihim ila yawmi yalqawnahu bima akhlafoo Allaha ma waAAadoohu wabima kanoo yakthiboona

English

Ahmed Ali

As a consequence of breaking their promise made to God, and telling lies, he filled their hearts with hypocrisy which will last till the day they come before Him.

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اَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّ اللہَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّہُمْ وَنَجْوٰىہُمْ وَاَنَّ اللہَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ۝۷۸ۚ
Alam yaAAlamoo anna Allaha yaAAlamu sirrahum wanajwahum waanna Allaha AAallamu alghuyoobi

English

Ahmed Ali

Have they not realised that God knows their secrets and their confidential talk, and that God has the knowledge of unknown things?

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اَلَّذِيْنَ يَلْمِزُوْنَ الْمُطَّوِّعِيْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ فِي الصَّدَقٰتِ وَالَّذِيْنَ لَا يَجِدُوْنَ اِلَّا جُہْدَہُمْ فَيَسْخَرُوْنَ مِنْہُمْ۝۰ۭ سَخِرَ اللہُ مِنْہُمْ۝۰ۡوَلَہُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ۝۷۹
Allatheena yalmizoona almuttawwiAAeena mina almumineena fee alssadaqati waallatheena la yajidoona illa juhdahum fayaskharoona minhum sakhira Allahu minhum walahum AAathabun aleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

They who defame those of the believers who give alms willingly, and deride those who have nothing besides what they earn by their labour (to give in charity), will be derided by God, and will suffer painful punishment.

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اِسْتَغْفِرْ لَہُمْ اَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْلَہُمْ۝۰ۭ اِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَہُمْ سَبْعِيْنَ مَرَّۃً فَلَنْ يَّغْفِرَ اللہُ لَہُمْ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّہُمْ كَفَرُوْا بِاللہِ وَرَسُوْلِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ لَا يَہْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ۝۸۰ۧ
Istaghfir lahum aw la tastaghfir lahum in tastaghfir lahum sabAAeena marratan falan yaghfira Allahu lahum thalika biannahum kafaroo biAllahi warasoolihi waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alfasiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Whether you plead forgiveness for them or not, God will not forgive them, even though you plead seventy times, for they disbelieved in God and His Apostle; and God does not show transgressors the way.

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فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُوْنَ بِمَقْعَدِہِمْ خِلٰفَ رَسُوْلِ اللہِ وَكَرِہُوْۗا اَنْ يُّجَاہِدُوْا بِاَمْوَالِہِمْ وَاَنْفُسِہِمْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ وَقَالُوْا لَا تَنْفِرُوْا فِي الْحَرِّ۝۰ۭ قُلْ نَارُ جَہَنَّمَ اَشَدُّ حَرًّا۝۰ۭ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَفْقَہُوْنَ۝۸۱
Fariha almukhallafoona bimaqAAadihim khilafa rasooli Allahi wakarihoo an yujahidoo biamwalihim waanfusihim fee sabeeli Allahi waqaloo la tanfiroo fee alharri qul naru jahannama ashaddu harran law kanoo yafqahoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who were left behind rejoiced that they stayed at home against the wishes of God's Apostle, being averse to fighting in the way of God with their wealth and lives, and said: "Do not go in this heat." Tell them: "The heat of Hell is far more intense." If only they had cared to instruct themselves!

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فَلْيَضْحَكُوْا قَلِيْلًا وَّلْيَبْكُوْا كَثِيْرًا۝۰ۚ جَزَاۗءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْسِبُوْنَ۝۸۲
Falyadhakoo qaleelan walyabkoo katheeran jazaan bima kanoo yaksiboona

English

Ahmed Ali

So let them laugh a little, for weep they will, more as retribution for what they have done.

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فَاِنْ رَّجَعَكَ اللہُ اِلٰى طَاۗىِٕفَۃٍ مِّنْہُمْ فَاسْـتَاْذَنُوْكَ لِلْخُرُوْجِ فَقُلْ لَّنْ تَخْرُجُوْا مَعِيَ اَبَدًا وَّلَنْ تُقَاتِلُوْا مَعِيَ عَدُوًّا۝۰ۭ اِنَّكُمْ رَضِيْتُمْ بِالْقُعُوْدِ اَوَّلَ مَرَّۃٍ فَاقْعُدُوْا مَعَ الْخٰلِفِيْنَ۝۸۳
Fain rajaAAaka Allahu ila taifatin minhum faistathanooka lilkhurooji faqul lan takhrujoo maAAiya abadan walan tuqatiloo maAAiya AAaduwwan innakum radeetum bialquAAoodi awwala marratin faoqAAudoo maAAa alkhalifeena

English

Ahmed Ali

If you come back to them by (the grace of) God, and they seek your permission to go (to fight), you should tell them: "You will never go out nor fight the enemy with me any more. You preferred to stay back on the first occasion, so stay at home with those who stay behind."

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وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلٰۗي اَحَدٍ مِّنْہُمْ مَّاتَ اَبَدًا وَّلَا تَقُمْ عَلٰي قَبْرِہٖ۝۰ۭ اِنَّہُمْ كَفَرُوْا بِاللہِ وَرَسُوْلِہٖ وَمَاتُوْا وَہُمْ فٰسِقُوْنَ۝۸۴
Wala tusalli AAala ahadin minhum mata abadan wala taqum AAala qabrihi innahum kafaroo biAllahi warasoolihi wamatoo wahum fasiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Do not invoke blessings on any of them who die, nor stand to pray at their graves, for they disbelieved in God and His Prophet, and died transgressors.

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