Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 167
وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ ۚ وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ قَـٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوِ ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًا لَّٱتَّبَعْنَـٰكُمْ ۗ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَ
And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allāh or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] battle, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allāh is most knowing of what they conceal -
Word by word
- وَلِيَعْلَمَwaliyaʿlamaAnd that He (might) make evident
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- نَافَقُوا۟ ۚnāfaqū(are) hypocrites
- وَقِيلَwaqīlaAnd it was said
- لَهُمْlahumto them
- تَعَالَوْا۟taʿālawCome
- قَـٰتِلُوا۟qātilūfight
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- أَوِawior
- ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖid'faʿūdefend
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- لَوْlawIf
- نَعْلَمُnaʿlamuwe knew
- قِتَالًۭاqitālanfighting
- لَّٱتَّبَعْنَـٰكُمْ ۗla-ittabaʿnākumcertainly we (would have) followed you
- هُمْhumThey
- لِلْكُفْرِlil'kuf'rito disbelief
- يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat day
- أَقْرَبُaqrabu(were) nearer
- مِنْهُمْmin'humthan [them]
- لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚlil'īmānito the faith
- يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnasaying
- بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمbi-afwāhihimwith their mouths
- مَّاmāwhat
- لَيْسَlaysawas not
- فِىfīin
- قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗqulūbihimtheir hearts
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) Most Knowing
- بِمَاbimāof what
- يَكْتُمُونَyaktumūnathey conceal
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