Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 13
أَلَا تُقَـٰتِلُونَ قَوْمًا نَّكَثُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ وَهَمُّوا۟ بِإِخْرَاجِ ٱلرَّسُولِ وَهُم بَدَءُوكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚ فَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَوْهُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.
At-Tawbah · 9:13
Word by word
- أَلَاalāWill not
- تُقَـٰتِلُونَtuqātilūnayou fight
- قَوْمًۭاqawmana people
- نَّكَثُوٓا۟nakathūwho broke
- أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْaymānahumtheir oaths
- وَهَمُّوا۟wahammūand determined
- بِإِخْرَاجِbi-ikh'rājito drive out
- ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūlithe Messenger
- وَهُمwahumand they
- بَدَءُوكُمْbadaūkumbegan (to attack) you
- أَوَّلَawwalafirst
- مَرَّةٍ ۚmarratintime
- أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚatakhshawnahumDo you fear them
- فَٱللَّهُfal-lahuBut Allah
- أَحَقُّaḥaqqu(has) more right
- أَنanthat
- تَخْشَوْهُtakhshawhuyou should fear Him
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمkuntumyou are
- مُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers
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