سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 11
۞ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَئِنْ أُخْرِجْتُمْ لَنَخْرُجَنَّ مَعَكُمْ وَلَا نُطِيعُ فِيكُمْ أَحَدًا أَبَدًا وَإِن قُوتِلْتُمْ لَنَنصُرَنَّكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not observed the hypocrites who say to their friends among the people of the Scripture who disbelieve: "(By Allâh) If you are expelled, we (too) indeed will go out with you, and we shall never obey any one against you; and if you are attacked (in fight), we shall indeed help you." But Allâh is Witness that they verily are liars.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
إِلَى
ilā
[to]
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
نَافَقُوا۟
nāfaqū
(were) hypocrites
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
saying
لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمُ
li-ikh'wānihimu
to their brothers
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِنْ
min
among
أَهْلِ
ahli
the People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Scripture
لَئِنْ
la-in
If
أُخْرِجْتُمْ
ukh'rij'tum
you are expelled
لَنَخْرُجَنَّ
lanakhrujanna
surely we will leave
مَعَكُمْ
maʿakum
with you
وَلَا
walā
and not
نُطِيعُ
nuṭīʿu
we will obey
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
concerning you
أَحَدًا
aḥadan
anyone
أَبَدًۭا
abadan
ever
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
قُوتِلْتُمْ
qūtil'tum
you are fought
لَنَنصُرَنَّكُمْ
lananṣurannakum
certainly we will help you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يَشْهَدُ
yashhadu
bears witness
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
that they
لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
lakādhibūna
(are) surely liars
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11. Have you not seen those who practice hypocrisy? They say to their disbelieving brothers from the People of the Book: "If you are expelled, we will surely go out with you, and we will never obey anyone concerning you. And if you are fought against [15], we will certainly help you." But Allah bears witness that they are surely liars [16].
[15] By this is meant the message from Abdullah bin Ubayy, the chief of the hypocrites, to the Banu Nadir, which made the Jews even more rebellious. And these people were, in reality, the true brothers of the hypocrites. The details of this have already been mentioned in the footnotes of verse 2 of this Surah. The last part of this message was that this is our firm and final decision: we will certainly come to your aid. In your matter, we will not listen to any Muslim in opposition to you nor care about what they say.
[16] That is, the message they sent to the Jews is also a complete lie. With it, they are inciting the Jews against the Muslims, so that if they bravely fight, their own objective will be achieved and they will be saved from the Muslims. Otherwise, the reality is that these hypocrites have no intention of supporting them in battle or in exile. And even if they do take part in the fight, they will flee with their tails between their legs. For deceitful and treacherous people are always cowardly and run away.
[15] By this is meant the message from Abdullah bin Ubayy, the chief of the hypocrites, to the Banu Nadir, which made the Jews even more rebellious. And these people were, in reality, the true brothers of the hypocrites. The details of this have already been mentioned in the footnotes of verse 2 of this Surah. The last part of this message was that this is our firm and final decision: we will certainly come to your aid. In your matter, we will not listen to any Muslim in opposition to you nor care about what they say.
[16] That is, the message they sent to the Jews is also a complete lie. With it, they are inciting the Jews against the Muslims, so that if they bravely fight, their own objective will be achieved and they will be saved from the Muslims. Otherwise, the reality is that these hypocrites have no intention of supporting them in battle or in exile. And even if they do take part in the fight, they will flee with their tails between their legs. For deceitful and treacherous people are always cowardly and run away.
