سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 10
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ فَإِذَآ أُوذِىَ فِى ٱللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَآءَ نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِى صُدُورِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Of mankind are some who say: "We believe in Allâh." But if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allâh, they consider the trial of mankind as Allâh’s punishment; and if victory comes from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: "Verily we were with you (helping you)." Is not Allâh Best Aware of what is in the breasts of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
مَن
man
(is he) who
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
says
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
We believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
فَإِذَآ
fa-idhā
But when
أُوذِىَ
ūdhiya
he is harmed
فِى
fī
in
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the Way of) Allah
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
he considers
فِتْنَةَ
fit'nata
(the) trial
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
كَعَذَابِ
kaʿadhābi
as (the) punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَئِن
wala-in
But if
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
نَصْرٌۭ
naṣrun
victory
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqūlunna
surely they say
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
were
مَعَكُمْ ۚ
maʿakum
with you
أَوَلَيْسَ
awalaysa
Is not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِأَعْلَمَ
bi-aʿlama
most knowing
بِمَا
bimā
of what
فِى
fī
(is) in
صُدُورِ
ṣudūri
(the) breasts
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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And among the people is he who says (with his tongue), “We believe in Allah [15],” but when he is harmed in the cause of Allah, he considers the persecution of people as if it were the punishment of Allah [16] (and joins the disbelievers). But if help comes from your Lord [17], he will surely say, “Indeed, we were with you (in heart).” Does Allah not know well what is in the hearts of all creatures [18]?
[15] That is, he is actually weak in faith, but considers himself among the firm believers and, like them, professes and claims faith.
[16] The test for those who accept Islam begins as soon as they embrace it, and Muslims have to endure various kinds of pain and hardships from the disbelievers. This is, in fact, a cold war between truth and falsehood. And initially, since truth is weak and falsehood is at its peak, Muslims face many kinds of difficulties and troubles. Those with weak faith cannot bear this situation and seek to escape from it, and begin to renounce their claim of faith, or at least practically deny their claim.
[17] And if, after risking everything, Allah grants victory and help to the steadfast believers, then such people will immediately come forward to share in the fruits of victory and will say, “We too were with you and are your brothers in Islam.”
[18] That is, Allah knows well the reality of their verbal claims—what interests motivate them to claim faith, and what ways they devise to avoid hardships.
[15] That is, he is actually weak in faith, but considers himself among the firm believers and, like them, professes and claims faith.
[16] The test for those who accept Islam begins as soon as they embrace it, and Muslims have to endure various kinds of pain and hardships from the disbelievers. This is, in fact, a cold war between truth and falsehood. And initially, since truth is weak and falsehood is at its peak, Muslims face many kinds of difficulties and troubles. Those with weak faith cannot bear this situation and seek to escape from it, and begin to renounce their claim of faith, or at least practically deny their claim.
[17] And if, after risking everything, Allah grants victory and help to the steadfast believers, then such people will immediately come forward to share in the fruits of victory and will say, “We too were with you and are your brothers in Islam.”
[18] That is, Allah knows well the reality of their verbal claims—what interests motivate them to claim faith, and what ways they devise to avoid hardships.
