9:41
ٱنفِرُواْ
infiru
Go forth
خِفَافٗا
khifafan
light
وَثِقَالٗا
wathiqalan
or heavy
وَجَٰهِدُواْ
wajahidu
and strive
بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
bi-amwalikum
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
dhalikum
That
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمۡ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you
تَعۡلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
know
٤١

So go out, no matter whether you are lightly or heavily armed, and struggle in God’s way with your possessions and your persons: this is better for you, if you only knew

Translation 1260

9:42
لَوۡ
law
If
كَانَ
kana
it had been
عَرَضٗا
aradan
a gain
قَرِيبٗا
qariban
near
وَسَفَرٗا
wasafaran
and a journey
قَاصِدٗا
qasidan
easy
لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ
la-ittaba'uka
surely they (would) have followed you
وَلَٰكِنۢ
walakin
but
بَعُدَتۡ
ba'udat
was long
عَلَيۡهِمُ
alayhimu
for them
ٱلشُّقَّةُۚ
al-shuqatu
the distance
وَسَيَحۡلِفُونَ
wasayahlifuna
And they will swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
لَوِ
lawi
If
ٱسۡتَطَعۡنَا
is'tata'na
we were able
لَخَرَجۡنَا
lakharajna
certainly we (would) have come forth
مَعَكُمۡ
ma'akum
with you
يُهۡلِكُونَ
yuh'likuna
They destroy
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
anfusahum
their own selves
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
knows
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
(that) indeed they
لَكَٰذِبُونَ
lakadhibuna
(are) surely liars
٤٢

They would certainly have followed you [Prophet] if the benefit was within sight and the journey short, but the distance seemed too great for them. They will swear by God, ‘If we could, we certainly would go out [to battle] with you,’ but they ruin themselves, for God knows that they are lying

Translation 1260

9:43
عَفَا
afa
(May) Allah forgive
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(May) Allah forgive
عَنكَ
anka
you
لِمَ
lima
Why (did)
أَذِنتَ
adhinta
you grant leave
لَهُمۡ
lahum
to them
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
يَتَبَيَّنَ
yatabayyana
(became) evident
لَكَ
laka
to you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
صَدَقُواْ
sadaqu
were truthful
وَتَعۡلَمَ
wata'lama
and you knew
ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
al-kadhibina
the liars
٤٣

God forgive you [Prophet]! Why did you give them permission to stay at home before it had become clear to you which of them spoke the truth and which were liars

Translation 1260

9:44
لَا
la
(Would) not ask your permission
يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ
yastadhinuka
(Would) not ask your permission
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
al-akhiri
the Last
أَن
an
that
يُجَٰهِدُواْ
yujahidu
they strive
بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
bi-amwalihim
with their wealth
وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ
wa-anfusihim
and their lives
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمُۢ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
bil-mutaqina
of the righteous
٤٤

Those who have faith in God and the Last Day do not ask you for exemption from struggle with their possessions and their persons- God knows exactly who is mindful of Him

Translation 1260

9:45
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُكَ
yastadhinuka
ask your leave
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
لَا
la
(do) not
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
al-akhiri
the Last
وَٱرۡتَابَتۡ
wa-ir'tabat
and (are in) doubts
قُلُوبُهُمۡ
qulubuhum
their hearts
فَهُمۡ
fahum
so they
فِي
fi
in
رَيۡبِهِمۡ
raybihim
their doubts
يَتَرَدَّدُونَ
yataraddaduna
they waver
٤٥

only those who do not have faith in God and the Last Day ask your permission to stay at home: they have doubt in their hearts and so they waver

Translation 1260

9:46
۞وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
أَرَادُواْ
aradu
they had wished
ٱلۡخُرُوجَ
al-khuruja
(to) go forth
لَأَعَدُّواْ
la-a'addu
surely they (would) have prepared
لَهُۥ
lahu
for it
عُدَّةٗ
uddatan
(some) preparation
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
But
كَرِهَ
kariha
Allah disliked
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah disliked
ٱنۢبِعَاثَهُمۡ
inbi'athahum
their being sent
فَثَبَّطَهُمۡ
fathabbatahum
so He made them lag behind
وَقِيلَ
waqila
and it was said
ٱقۡعُدُواْ
uq'udu
Sit
مَعَ
ma'a
with
ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ
al-qa'idina
those who sit
٤٦

If they had really wanted to go out [to battle] with you, they would have made preparations, but God was loath to let them rise up and made them hold back. It was said, ‘Stay with those who stay behind.’

Translation 1260

9:47
لَوۡ
law
If
خَرَجُواْ
kharaju
they (had) gone forth
فِيكُم
fikum
with you
مَّا
ma
not
زَادُوكُمۡ
zadukum
they (would) have increased you
إِلَّا
illa
except
خَبَالٗا
khabalan
(in) confusion
وَلَأَوۡضَعُواْ
wala-awda'u
and would have been active
خِلَٰلَكُمۡ
khilalakum
in your midst
يَبۡغُونَكُمُ
yabghunakumu
seeking (for) you
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
al-fit'nata
dissension
وَفِيكُمۡ
wafikum
And among you (are some)
سَمَّٰعُونَ
samma'una
who would have listened
لَهُمۡۗ
lahum
to them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمُۢ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
bil-zalimina
of the wrongdoers
٤٧

They would only have given you trouble if they had gone out [to battle] with you: they would have scurried around, trying to sow discord among you, and some of you would willingly have listened to them- God knows exactly who does evil

Translation 1260