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لَقَدِ Verily ٱبْتَغَوُا۟ they had sought ٱلْفِتْنَةَ dissension مِن before قَبْلُ before وَقَلَّبُوا۟ and had upset لَكَ for you ٱلْأُمُورَ the matters حَتَّىٰ until جَآءَ came ٱلْحَقُّ the truth وَظَهَرَ and became manifest أَمْرُ (the) Order of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) Order of Allah وَهُمْ while they كَـٰرِهُونَ disliked (it) ٤٨

They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you until the truth came and the ordinance [i.e., victory] of Allāh appeared, while they were averse.

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وَمِنْهُم And among them مَّن (is he) who يَقُولُ says ٱئْذَن Grant me leave لِّى Grant me leave وَلَا and (do) not تَفْتِنِّىٓ ۚ put me to trial أَلَا Surely فِى in ٱلْفِتْنَةِ the trial سَقَطُوا۟ ۗ they have fallen وَإِنَّ And indeed جَهَنَّمَ Hell لَمُحِيطَةٌۢ (will) surely surround بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٤٩

And among them is he who says, "Permit me [to remain at home] and do not put me to trial." Unquestionably, into trial they have fallen. And indeed, Hell will encompass the disbelievers.

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إِن If تُصِبْكَ befalls you حَسَنَةٌۭ good تَسُؤْهُمْ ۖ it distresses them وَإِن but if تُصِبْكَ befalls you مُصِيبَةٌۭ a calamity يَقُولُوا۟ they say قَدْ Verily أَخَذْنَآ we took أَمْرَنَا our matter مِن before قَبْلُ before وَيَتَوَلَّوا۟ And they turn away وَّهُمْ while they فَرِحُونَ (are) rejoicing ٥٠

If good befalls you, it distresses them; but if disaster strikes you, they say, "We took our matter [in hand] before," and turn away while they are rejoicing.

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قُل Say لَّن Never يُصِيبَنَآ will befall us إِلَّا except مَا what كَتَبَ Allah has decreed ٱللَّهُ Allah has decreed لَنَا for us هُوَ He مَوْلَىٰنَا ۚ (is) our Protector وَعَلَى And on ٱللَّهِ Allah فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ [so] let the believers put (their) trust ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ [so] let the believers put (their) trust ٥١

Say, "Never will we be struck except by what Allāh has decreed for us; He is our protector." And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

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قُلْ Say هَلْ Do تَرَبَّصُونَ you await بِنَآ for us إِلَّآ except إِحْدَى one ٱلْحُسْنَيَيْنِ ۖ (of) the two best (things) وَنَحْنُ while we نَتَرَبَّصُ [we] await بِكُمْ for you أَن that يُصِيبَكُمُ Allah will afflict you ٱللَّهُ Allah will afflict you بِعَذَابٍۢ with a punishment مِّنْ from عِندِهِۦٓ [near] Him أَوْ or بِأَيْدِينَا ۖ by our hands فَتَرَبَّصُوٓا۟ So wait إِنَّا indeed, we مَعَكُم with you مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ (are) waiting ٥٢

Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things [i.e., martyrdom or victory] while we await for you that Allāh will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."

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قُلْ Say أَنفِقُوا۟ Spend طَوْعًا willingly أَوْ or كَرْهًۭا unwillingly لَّن never يُتَقَبَّلَ will be accepted مِنكُمْ ۖ from you إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you كُنتُمْ [you] are قَوْمًۭا a people فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient ٥٣

Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."

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وَمَا And not مَنَعَهُمْ prevents them أَن that تُقْبَلَ is accepted مِنْهُمْ from them نَفَقَـٰتُهُمْ their contributions إِلَّآ except أَنَّهُمْ that they كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَبِرَسُولِهِۦ and in His Messenger وَلَا and not يَأْتُونَ they come ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ (to) the prayer إِلَّا except وَهُمْ while they كُسَالَىٰ (are) lazy وَلَا and not يُنفِقُونَ they spend إِلَّا except وَهُمْ while they كَـٰرِهُونَ (are) unwilling ٥٤

And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allāh and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling.

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