Surah 63
المنافقونAl-Munafiqun
The Hypocrites · 11 verses · 180 words
بِسْمِIn (the) nameاللهِ(of) Allahالرَّحْمَٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
إِذَاWhenجَآءَكَcome to youالْمُنَافِقُونَthe hypocritesقَالُواْthey sayنَشْهَدُWe testifyإِنَّكَthat youلَرَسُولُ(are) surely (the) Messengerاللهِ(of) AllahوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahيَعْلَمُknowsإِنَّكَthat youلَرَسُولُهُۥ(are) surely His Messengerوَٱللّٰهُand Allahيَشْهَدُtestifiesإِنَّthatالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesلَكَاذِبُونَ(are) surely liars
When the hypocrites come to you, [O Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars
اتَّخَذُوٓاْThey takeأَيْمَانَهُمْtheir oathsجُنَّةً(as) a coverفَصَدُّواso they turn awayعَنfromسَبِيلِ(the) Wayاللهِ(of) AllahإِنَّهُمْIndeed [they]سَآءَevil isمَاwhatكَانُواthey used toيَعْمَلُونَdo
They have taken their oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing
ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّهُمْ(is) becauseاٰمَنُواْthey believedثُمَّthenكَفَرُواthey disbelievedفَطُبِعَso let a sealedعَلَىٰ[upon]قُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsفَهُمْso theyلَا(do) notيَفْقَهُونَunderstand
That is because they believed, and then they disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand
وَإِذَاAnd whenرَأَيْتَهُمْyou see themتُعْجِبُكَpleases youأَجْسَامُهُمْtheir bodiesوَإِنand ifيَقُولُواthey speakتَسْمَعْyou listenلِقَوْلِهِمْto their speechكَأَنَّهُمْas if they (were)خُشُبٌpieces of woodمُّسَنَّدَةٌpropped upيَحْسَبُونَThey thinkكُلَّeveryصَيْحَةٍshoutعَلَيْهِمْ(is) against themهُمُTheyالْعَدُوُّ(are) the enemyفَاحْذَرْهُمْso beware of themقَاتَلَهُمُMay destroy themاللهُAllah!أَنَّىٰHow?يُؤْفَكُونَare they deluded
And when you see them, their forms please you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. [They are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded
وَإِذَاAnd whenقِيلَit is saidلَهُمْto themتَعَالَوْاComeيَسْتَغْفِرْwill ask forgivenessلَكُمْfor youرَسُولُ(the) Messengerاللهِ(of) AllahلَوَّوْاThey turn asideرُءُوسَهُمْtheir headsوَرَأَيْتَهُمْand you see themيَصُدُّونَturning awayوَهُمwhile theyمُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ(are) arrogant
And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant
سَوَآءٌ(It) is sameعَلَيْهِمْfor themأَسْتَغْفَرْتَwhether you ask forgivenessلَهُمْfor themأَمْorلَمْ(do) notتَسْتَغْفِرْask forgivenessلَهُمْfor themلَنNeverيَغْفِرَwill forgiveاللهُAllahلَهُمْ[to] themإِنَّIndeedاللهَAllahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideالْقَوْمَthe peopleالْفَاسِقِينَthe defiantly disobedient
It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people
هُمُTheyالَّذِينَ(are) those whoيَقُولُونَsayلَا(Do) notتُنفِقُواspendعَلَىٰonمَنْ(those) whoعِندَ(are) withرَسُولِ(the) Messengerاللهِ(of) Allahحَتَّىٰuntilيَنفَضُّواthey disbandوَلِلّٰهِAnd for Allahخَزَآئِنُ(are the) treasuresالسَّمَاوَاتِ(of) the heavensوَالْأَرْضِand the earthوَلَٰكِنَّbutالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesلَا(do) notيَفْقَهُونَunderstand
They are the ones who say, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disband." And to Allah belongs the depositories of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand
يَقُولُونَThey sayلَئِنIfرَّجَعْنَآwe returnإِلَىtoالْمَدِينَةِAl-Madinahلَيُخْرِجَنَّsurely will expelالْأَعَزُّthe more honorableمِنْهَاfrom itالْأَذَلَّthe more humbleوَلِلّٰهِBut for Allahالْعِزَّةُ(is) the honorوَلِرَسُولِهِۦand for His Messengerوَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَand for the believersوَلَٰكِنَّbutالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow
They say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know
يَاأَيُّهَاOالَّذِينَyou (who)اٰمَنُواْbelieve!لَا(Let) notتُلْهِكُمْdivert youأَمْوَالُكُمْyour wealthوَلَآand notأَوْلَادُكُمْyour childrenعَنfromذِكْرِ(the) remembranceاللهِ(of) AllahوَمَنAnd whoeverيَفْعَلْdoesذَٰلِكَthatفَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَthen thoseهُمُ[they]الْخَاسِرُونَ(are) the losers
O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers
وَأَنفِقُواAnd spendمِنfromمَّاwhatرَزَقْنَاكُمWe have provided youمِّنfromقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يَأْتِىَcomesأَحَدَكُمُ(to) one of youالْمَوْتُthe deathفَيَقُولَand he saysرَبِّMy Lord!لَوْلَآWhy notأَخَّرْتَنِىٓYou delay meإِلَىٰٓforأَجَلٍa termقَرِيبٍnearفَأَصَّدَّقَso I would give charityوَأَكُنand beمِّنَamongالصَّالِحِينَthe righteous
And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous
وَلَنBut neverيُؤَخِّرَwill (be) delayedاللهُ(by) Allahنَفْسًاa soulإِذَاwhenجَآءَhas comeأَجَلُهَاits termوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahخَبِيرٌ(is) All-Awareبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou do
But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do