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Surah At-Tawbah
Verse 81–96

فَرِحَ Rejoice ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ those who remained behind بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ in their staying خِلَـٰفَ behind رَسُولِ (the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَكَرِهُوٓا۟ and they disliked أَن to يُجَـٰهِدُوا۟ strive بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ with their wealth وَأَنفُسِهِمْ and their lives فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَقَالُوا۟ and they said لَا (Do) not تَنفِرُوا۟ go forth فِى in ٱلْحَرِّ ۗ the heat قُلْ Say نَارُ (The) Fire جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell أَشَدُّ (is) more intense حَرًّۭا ۚ (in) heat لَّوْ If (only) كَانُوا۟ they could يَفْقَهُونَ understand ٨١

Those who remained behind rejoiced in their staying [at home] after [the departure of] the Messenger of Allāh and disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allāh and said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is more intense in heat" - if they would but understand.

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فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟ So let them laugh قَلِيلًۭا a little وَلْيَبْكُوا۟ and let them weep كَثِيرًۭا much جَزَآءًۢ (as) a recompense بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْسِبُونَ earn ٨٢

So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.

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فَإِن Then if رَّجَعَكَ Allah returns you ٱللَّهُ Allah returns you إِلَىٰ to طَآئِفَةٍۢ a group مِّنْهُمْ of them فَٱسْتَـْٔذَنُوكَ and they ask you permission لِلْخُرُوجِ to go out فَقُل then say لَّن Never تَخْرُجُوا۟ will you come out مَعِىَ with me أَبَدًۭا ever وَلَن and never تُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ will you fight مَعِىَ with me عَدُوًّا ۖ any enemy إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you رَضِيتُم were satisfied بِٱلْقُعُودِ with sitting أَوَّلَ (the) first مَرَّةٍۢ time فَٱقْعُدُوا۟ so sit مَعَ with ٱلْخَـٰلِفِينَ those who stay behind ٨٣

If Allāh should return you to a faction of them [after the expedition] and then they ask your permission to go out [to battle], say, "You will not go out with me, ever, and you will never fight with me an enemy. Indeed, you were satisfied with sitting [at home] the first time, so sit [now] with those who stay behind."

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وَلَا And not تُصَلِّ you pray عَلَىٰٓ for أَحَدٍۢ any مِّنْهُم of them مَّاتَ who dies أَبَدًۭا ever وَلَا and not تَقُمْ you stand عَلَىٰ by قَبْرِهِۦٓ ۖ his grave إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger وَمَاتُوا۟ and died وَهُمْ while they were فَـٰسِقُونَ defiantly disobedient ٨٤

And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muḥammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allāh and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.

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وَلَا And (let) not تُعْجِبْكَ impress you أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ their wealth وَأَوْلَـٰدُهُمْ ۚ and their children إِنَّمَا Only يُرِيدُ Allah intends ٱللَّهُ Allah intends أَن to يُعَذِّبَهُم punish them بِهَا with it فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَتَزْهَقَ and will depart أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls وَهُمْ while they كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ٨٥

And let not their wealth and their children impress you. Allāh only intends to punish them through them in this world and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.

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وَإِذَآ And when أُنزِلَتْ was revealed سُورَةٌ a Surah أَنْ that ءَامِنُوا۟ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ and strive مَعَ with رَسُولِهِ His Messenger ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَكَ ask your permission أُو۟لُوا۟ (the) men ٱلطَّوْلِ (of) wealth مِنْهُمْ among them وَقَالُوا۟ and said ذَرْنَا Leave us نَكُن (to) be مَّعَ with ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ those who sit ٨٦

And when a sūrah was revealed [enjoining them] to believe in Allāh and to fight with His Messenger, those of wealth among them asked your permission [to stay back] and said, "Leave us to be with them who sit [at home]."

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رَضُوا۟ They (were) satisfied بِأَن to يَكُونُوا۟ be مَعَ with ٱلْخَوَالِفِ those who stay behind وَطُبِعَ and were sealed عَلَىٰ [on] قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts فَهُمْ so they لَا (do) not يَفْقَهُونَ understand ٨٧

They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.

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لَـٰكِنِ But ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ with him جَـٰهَدُوا۟ strove بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ with their wealth وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ and their lives وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those لَهُمُ for them ٱلْخَيْرَٰتُ ۖ (are) the good things وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those هُمُ they ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (are) the successful ones ٨٨

But the Messenger and those who believed with him fought with their wealth and their lives. Those will have [all that is] good and it is those who are the successful.

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أَعَدَّ Allah has prepared ٱللَّهُ Allah has prepared لَهُمْ for them جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ (will) abide forever فِيهَا ۚ in it ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْعَظِيمُ the great ٨٩

Allāh has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally. That is the great attainment.

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وَجَآءَ And came ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَ the ones who make excuses مِنَ of ٱلْأَعْرَابِ the bedouins لِيُؤْذَنَ that permission be granted لَهُمْ to them وَقَعَدَ and sat ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَبُوا۟ lied ٱللَّهَ (to) Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ and His Messenger سَيُصِيبُ Will strike ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِنْهُمْ among them عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ٩٠

And those with excuses among the bedouins came to be permitted [to remain], and they who had lied to Allāh and His Messenger sat [at home]. There will strike those who disbelieved among them a painful punishment.

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لَّيْسَ Not عَلَى on ٱلضُّعَفَآءِ the weak وَلَا and not عَلَى on ٱلْمَرْضَىٰ the sick وَلَا and not عَلَى on ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا not يَجِدُونَ they find مَا what يُنفِقُونَ they (can) spend حَرَجٌ any blame إِذَا if نَصَحُوا۟ they (are) sincere لِلَّهِ to Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚ and His Messenger مَا Not عَلَى (is) on ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers مِن any سَبِيلٍۢ ۚ way (for blame) وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٩١

There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort [i.e., guilt] when they are sincere to Allāh and His Messenger. There is not upon the doers of good any cause [for blame]. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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وَلَا And not عَلَى on ٱلَّذِينَ those who إِذَا when مَآ when أَتَوْكَ they came to you لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ that you provide them with mounts قُلْتَ you said لَآ Not أَجِدُ I find مَآ what أَحْمِلُكُمْ to mount you عَلَيْهِ on [it] تَوَلَّوا۟ They turned back وَّأَعْيُنُهُمْ with their eyes تَفِيضُ flowing مِنَ [of] ٱلدَّمْعِ (with) the tears حَزَنًا (of) sorrow أَلَّا that not يَجِدُوا۟ they find مَا what يُنفِقُونَ they (could) spend ٩٢

Nor [is there blame] upon those who, when they came to you for you to take them along, you said, "I can find nothing upon which to carry you." They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allāh].

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۞ إِنَّمَا Only ٱلسَّبِيلُ the way (blame) عَلَى (is) on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ ask your permission وَهُمْ while they أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ (are) rich رَضُوا۟ They (are) satisfied بِأَن to يَكُونُوا۟ be مَعَ with ٱلْخَوَالِفِ those who stay behind وَطَبَعَ and Allah sealed ٱللَّهُ and Allah sealed عَلَىٰ [on] قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts فَهُمْ so they لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٩٣

The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allāh has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.

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يَعْتَذِرُونَ They will make excuses إِلَيْكُمْ to you إِذَا when رَجَعْتُمْ you (have) returned إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ to them قُل Say لَّا (Do) not تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ make excuse لَن never نُّؤْمِنَ we will believe لَكُمْ you قَدْ Verily نَبَّأَنَا Allah (has) informed us ٱللَّهُ Allah (has) informed us مِنْ of أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ your news وَسَيَرَى and Allah will see ٱللَّهُ and Allah will see عَمَلَكُمْ your deeds وَرَسُولُهُۥ and His Messenger ثُمَّ Then تُرَدُّونَ you will be brought back إِلَىٰ to عَـٰلِمِ (the) Knower ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ and the seen فَيُنَبِّئُكُم then He will inform you بِمَا of what كُنتُمْ you used (to) تَعْمَلُونَ do ٩٤

They will make excuses to you when you have returned to them. Say, "Make no excuse - never will we believe you. Allāh has already informed us of your news [i.e., affair]. And Allāh will observe your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger; then you will be taken back to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."

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سَيَحْلِفُونَ They will swear بِٱللَّهِ by Allah لَكُمْ to you إِذَا when ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ you returned إِلَيْهِمْ to them لِتُعْرِضُوا۟ that you may turn away عَنْهُمْ ۖ from them فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ So turn away عَنْهُمْ ۖ from them إِنَّهُمْ indeed, they رِجْسٌۭ ۖ (are) impure وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ and their abode جَهَنَّمُ (is) Hell جَزَآءًۢ a recompense بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَكْسِبُونَ earn ٩٥

They will swear by Allāh to you when you return to them that you would leave them alone. So leave them alone; indeed they are evil; and their refuge is Hell as recompense for what they had been earning.

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يَحْلِفُونَ They swear لَكُمْ to you لِتَرْضَوْا۟ that you may be pleased عَنْهُمْ ۖ with them فَإِن But if تَرْضَوْا۟ you are pleased عَنْهُمْ with them فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (is) not pleased يَرْضَىٰ (is) not pleased عَنِ with ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ (who are) defiantly disobedient ٩٦

They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them. But if you should be satisfied with them - indeed, Allāh is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

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