أَوَلَمَّآ Or when awalammā struck you aṣābatkum disaster muṣībatun surely qad you (had) struck (them) aṣabtum twice of it mith'layhā you said qul'tum From where annā (is) this hādhā Say qul It huwa (is) min from ʿindi yourselves anfusikum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) on ʿalā every kulli thing shayin All-Powerful qadīrun
Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uḥud], although you had struck [the enemy in the battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves [i.e., due to your sin]." Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
وَمَآ And what wamā struck you aṣābakum (on the) day yawma (when) met l-taqā the two hosts l-jamʿāni (was) by (the) permission fabi-idh'ni (of) Allah l-lahi and that He (might) make evident waliyaʿlama the believers l-mu'minīna
And what struck you on the day the two armies met [at Uḥud] was by permission of Allāh that He might make evident the [true] believers
وَلِيَعْلَمَ And that He (might) make evident waliyaʿlama those who alladhīna (are) hypocrites nāfaqū And it was said waqīla to them lahum Come taʿālaw fight qātilū in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi or awi defend id'faʿū They said qālū If law we knew naʿlamu fighting qitālan certainly we (would have) followed you la-ittabaʿnākum They hum to disbelief lil'kuf'ri that day yawma-idhin (were) nearer aqrabu than [them] min'hum to the faith lil'īmāni saying yaqūlūna with their mouths bi-afwāhihim what mā was not laysa in fī their hearts qulūbihim And Allah wal-lahu (is) Most Knowing aʿlamu of what bimā they conceal yaktumūna
And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allāh or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] battle, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allāh is most knowing of what they conceal -
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who alladhīna said qālū about their brothers li-ikh'wānihim while they sat waqaʿadū If law they (had) obeyed us aṭāʿūnā not mā they would have been killed qutilū Say qul Then avert fa-id'raū from ʿan yourselves anfusikumu [the] death l-mawta if in you are kuntum truthful ṣādiqīna
Those who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."