سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 14
وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا۟ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ لَـَٔاتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if the enemy had entered from all sides (of the city), and they had been exhorted to Al-Fitnah (i.e. to renegade from Islâm to polytheism), they would surely have committed it and would have hesitated thereupon but little.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
دُخِلَتْ
dukhilat
had been entered
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
upon them
مِّنْ
min
from
أَقْطَارِهَا
aqṭārihā
all its sides
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
سُئِلُوا۟
su-ilū
they had been asked
ٱلْفِتْنَةَ
l-fit'nata
the treachery
لَـَٔاتَوْهَا
laātawhā
they (would) have certainly done it
وَمَا
wamā
and not
تَلَبَّثُوا۟
talabbathū
they (would) have hesitated
بِهَآ
bihā
over it
إِلَّا
illā
except
يَسِيرًۭا
yasīran
a little
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The pronoun in {وَ لَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ اَقْطَارِهَا … : ’’ دُخِلَتْ ‘‘} refers to "Madinah," meaning that {’’ وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَدِيْنَةُ مِنْ جِهَاتِهَا أَيْ وَلَوْ دَخَلَ الْأَحْزَابُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَدِيْنَةَ۔‘‘ ’’ الْفِتْنَةَ ‘‘} refers to disbelief, polytheism, and fighting against the Muslims. That is, if the disbelievers had entered the city and invited these hypocrites to return to disbelief with them and to join them in fighting to eliminate the Muslims, they would have immediately accepted their offer and would not have delayed at all.
