سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 14
يُنَادُونَهُمْ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِنَّكُمْ فَتَنتُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَتَرَبَّصْتُمْ وَٱرْتَبْتُمْ وَغَرَّتْكُمُ ٱلْأَمَانِىُّ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَغَرَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(The hypocrites) will call the believers: "Were we not with you?" The believers will reply: "Yes! But you led yourselves into temptations, you looked forward for our destruction; you doubted (in Faith) and you were deceived by false desires, till the Command of Allâh came to pass. And the chief deceiver (Satan) deceived you in respect of Allâh."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُنَادُونَهُمْ
yunādūnahum
They will call them
أَلَمْ
alam
Were not
نَكُن
nakun
we
مَّعَكُمْ ۖ
maʿakum
with you
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They will say
بَلَىٰ
balā
Yes
وَلَـٰكِنَّكُمْ
walākinnakum
but you
فَتَنتُمْ
fatantum
led to temptation
أَنفُسَكُمْ
anfusakum
yourselves
وَتَرَبَّصْتُمْ
watarabbaṣtum
and you awaited
وَٱرْتَبْتُمْ
wa-ir'tabtum
and you doubted
وَغَرَّتْكُمُ
wagharratkumu
and deceived you
ٱلْأَمَانِىُّ
l-amāniyu
the wishful thinking
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
جَآءَ
jāa
came
أَمْرُ
amru
(the) Command
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَغَرَّكُم
wagharrakum
And deceived you
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
about Allah
ٱلْغَرُورُ
l-gharūru
the deceiver
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.
(Ayah 14) ➊ { يُنَادُوْنَهُمْ اَلَمْ نَكُنْ مَّعَكُمْ:} The hypocrites will call out to them, saying: “Were we not with you? Did we not recite the kalimah? Did we not pray with you, pay zakah and perform Hajj, and were we not with you in every matter? Why do you not take us along with you now?”
➋ { قَالُوْا بَلٰى وَ لٰكِنَّكُمْ فَتَنْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ:} That is, even though you were Muslims, you neither became Muslims at heart nor fully sided with the Muslims, rather you kept yourselves entangled in the trial of hypocrisy.
➌ {وَ تَرَبَّصْتُمْ:} And you kept waiting to see when some calamity would befall the Muslims.
➍ { وَ ارْتَبْتُمْ:} This is the past tense form of {’’رَيْبٌ‘‘} from the verb pattern ifti‘al {’’ اِرْتَابَ يَرْتَابُ اِرْتِيَابًا‘‘}, meaning that instead of having faith and conviction in Allah and His Messenger, you remained in doubt and hesitation.
➎ { وَ غَرَّتْكُمُ الْاَمَانِيُّ: ’’ الْاَمَانِيُّ ‘‘ ’’ أُمْنِيَّةٌ ‘‘} is the plural of {’’ أُمْنِيَّةٌ ‘‘}, meaning these hopes deceived you that in just a few days the Muslims would be destroyed and the name and trace of Islam would be erased.
➏ {حَتّٰى جَآءَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ:} Until death came to you and the opportunity for repentance and sincerity in deeds slipped from your hands.
➐ { وَ غَرَّكُمْ بِاللّٰهِ الْغَرُوْرُ: ’’ الْغَرُوْرُ ‘‘} refers to Satan. See also Surah Fatir (6, 5).
➋ { قَالُوْا بَلٰى وَ لٰكِنَّكُمْ فَتَنْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ:} That is, even though you were Muslims, you neither became Muslims at heart nor fully sided with the Muslims, rather you kept yourselves entangled in the trial of hypocrisy.
➌ {وَ تَرَبَّصْتُمْ:} And you kept waiting to see when some calamity would befall the Muslims.
➍ { وَ ارْتَبْتُمْ:} This is the past tense form of {’’رَيْبٌ‘‘} from the verb pattern ifti‘al {’’ اِرْتَابَ يَرْتَابُ اِرْتِيَابًا‘‘}, meaning that instead of having faith and conviction in Allah and His Messenger, you remained in doubt and hesitation.
➎ { وَ غَرَّتْكُمُ الْاَمَانِيُّ: ’’ الْاَمَانِيُّ ‘‘ ’’ أُمْنِيَّةٌ ‘‘} is the plural of {’’ أُمْنِيَّةٌ ‘‘}, meaning these hopes deceived you that in just a few days the Muslims would be destroyed and the name and trace of Islam would be erased.
➏ {حَتّٰى جَآءَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ:} Until death came to you and the opportunity for repentance and sincerity in deeds slipped from your hands.
➐ { وَ غَرَّكُمْ بِاللّٰهِ الْغَرُوْرُ: ’’ الْغَرُوْرُ ‘‘} refers to Satan. See also Surah Fatir (6, 5).
