سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 14
لَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَّا فِى قُرًى مُّحَصَّنَةٍ أَوْ مِن وَرَآءِ جُدُرٍۭ ۚ بَأْسُهُم بَيْنَهُمْ شَدِيدٌ ۚ تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They fight not against you even together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Their enmity among themselves is very great. You would think they were united, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who understand not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
Not
يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ
yuqātilūnakum
will they fight you
جَمِيعًا
jamīʿan
all
إِلَّا
illā
except
فِى
fī
in
قُرًۭى
quran
towns
مُّحَصَّنَةٍ
muḥaṣṣanatin
fortified
أَوْ
aw
or
مِن
min
from
وَرَآءِ
warāi
behind
جُدُرٍۭ ۚ
judurin
walls
بَأْسُهُم
basuhum
Their violence
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
among themselves
شَدِيدٌۭ ۚ
shadīdun
(is) severe
تَحْسَبُهُمْ
taḥsabuhum
You think they
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
(are) united
وَقُلُوبُهُمْ
waqulūbuhum
but their hearts
شَتَّىٰ ۚ
shattā
(are) divided
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
lā
not
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
they reason
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
14. 1. That is, these hypocrites and Jews, even if they join forces, do not have the courage to fight you in the open field; rather, they can only attack you while being confined within forts or hiding behind walls. This makes it clear that they are extremely cowardly and tremble with fear at your awe.
14. 2. That is, among themselves, they are strongly opposed to each other. Therefore, mutual disputes and disgraceful quarrels are common among them.
14. 3. This refers to the state of the hearts of the hypocrites among themselves, or of the Jews and hypocrites, or of the polytheists and the People of the Book. The meaning is that in opposition to the truth, they appear united, but their hearts are not one; they are different from each other and filled with malice and enmity against one another.
14. 4. That is, this discord is due to their lack of sense; if they had an understanding intellect, they would have recognized the truth and adopted it.
14. 2. That is, among themselves, they are strongly opposed to each other. Therefore, mutual disputes and disgraceful quarrels are common among them.
14. 3. This refers to the state of the hearts of the hypocrites among themselves, or of the Jews and hypocrites, or of the polytheists and the People of the Book. The meaning is that in opposition to the truth, they appear united, but their hearts are not one; they are different from each other and filled with malice and enmity against one another.
14. 4. That is, this discord is due to their lack of sense; if they had an understanding intellect, they would have recognized the truth and adopted it.
