لَا Not lā will they fight you yuqātilūnakum all jamīʿan except illā in fī towns quran fortified muḥaṣṣanatin or aw from min behind warāi walls judurin Their violence basuhum among themselves baynahum (is) severe shadīdun You think they taḥsabuhum (are) united jamīʿan but their hearts waqulūbuhum (are) divided shattā That dhālika (is) because they bi-annahum (are) a people qawmun not lā they reason yaʿqilūna
They will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence [i.e., enmity] among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason.