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33:20
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Verse · Āyah
33:20
يَحْسَبُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا۟ ۖ وَإِن يَأْتِ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ يَوَدُّوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّهُم بَادُونَ فِى ٱلْأَعْرَابِ يَسْـَٔلُونَ عَنْ أَنۢبَآئِكُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ فِيكُم مَّا قَـٰتَلُوٓا۟ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ٢٠
They hold that the clans have not retired (for good); and if the clans should advance (again), they would fain be in the desert with the wandering Arabs, asking for the news of you; and if they were among you, they would not give battle, save a little.
They think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.
They think that the invading confederates have not yet gone. But if the confederates were to mount another assault, they would wish to be in the desert among the bedouins and keep themselves informed about you from there. But even if they remained in your midst, hardly would they fight.
وَهَذَا أَيْضًا مِنْ صِفَاتِهِمُ الْقَبِيحَةِ فِي الْجُبْنِ وَالْخَوْفِ وَالْخَوْرِ، ﴿يَحْسَبُونَ الأحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا﴾ بَلْ هُمْ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَإِنَّ لَهُمْ عَوْدَةً إِلَيْهِمْ ﴿وَإِنْ يَأْتِ الأحْزَابُ يَوَدُّوا لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ بَادُونَ فِي الأعْرَابِ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ أَنْبَائِكُمْ﴾ أَيْ: ويَوَدّون إِذَا جَاءَتِ الْأَحْزَابُ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَكُونُونَ [[في ت: "لا يكونوا".]] حَاضِرِينَ مَعَكُمْ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ بَلْ فِي الْبَادِيَةِ، يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِكُمْ مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ، ﴿وَلَوْ كَانُوا فِيكُمْ مَا قَاتَلُوا إِلا قَلِيلا﴾ أَيْ: وَلَوْ كَانُوا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ، لَمَا قَاتَلُوا مَعَكُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا؛ لِكَثْرَةِ جُبْنِهِمْ وَذِلَّتِهِمْ وَضَعْفِ يَقِينِهِمْ.
About this surah
Madani · order 90
Summary
The Surah derives its name Al-Ahzab from verse 20.
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