سُوْرَةُ الْمُمْتَحِنَةِ
Surah Al-Mumtahana (60) — Ayah 2
إِن يَثْقَفُوكُمْ يَكُونُوا۟ لَكُمْ أَعْدَآءً وَيَبْسُطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَوَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that you should disbelieve.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
يَثْقَفُوكُمْ
yathqafūkum
they gain dominance over you
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they would be
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
أَعْدَآءًۭ
aʿdāan
enemies
وَيَبْسُطُوٓا۟
wayabsuṭū
and extend
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
against you
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم
wa-alsinatahum
and their tongues
بِٱلسُّوٓءِ
bil-sūi
with evil
وَوَدُّوا۟
wawaddū
and they desire
لَوْ
law
that
تَكْفُرُونَ
takfurūna
you would disbelieve
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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2. If they gain dominance over you, they will become your enemies and will stretch out their hands and tongues against you with evil intent [6], and they wish that you would disbelieve.
[6] In this verse, it is stated that the assumption on the basis of which Sayyiduna Hatib ؓ did this act was also a vain and fruitless expectation. The hearts of these disbelievers harbor such intense malice and enmity towards you that they do not even like to see you alive. The only thing holding them back is their lack of power. And if ever they gain power over you, then they will do exactly what they have done before. There is only one way to save yourselves from their tyranny, and that is for you to become disbelievers again like them and join their ranks. Tell me, would you like that?
[6] In this verse, it is stated that the assumption on the basis of which Sayyiduna Hatib ؓ did this act was also a vain and fruitless expectation. The hearts of these disbelievers harbor such intense malice and enmity towards you that they do not even like to see you alive. The only thing holding them back is their lack of power. And if ever they gain power over you, then they will do exactly what they have done before. There is only one way to save yourselves from their tyranny, and that is for you to become disbelievers again like them and join their ranks. Tell me, would you like that?
