لَقَدِ Verily laqadi they had sought ib'taghawū dissension l-fit'nata before min before qablu and had upset waqallabū for you laka the matters l-umūra until ḥattā came jāa the truth l-ḥaqu and became manifest waẓahara (the) Order of Allah amru (the) Order of Allah l-lahi while they wahum disliked (it) kārihūna
They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you1 until the truth came and the ordinance [i.e., victory] of Allāh appeared, while they were averse.
وَمِنْهُم And among them wamin'hum (is he) who man says yaqūlu Grant me leave i'dhan Grant me leave lī and (do) not walā put me to trial taftinnī Surely alā in fī the trial l-fit'nati they have fallen saqaṭū And indeed wa-inna Hell jahannama (will) surely surround lamuḥīṭatun the disbelievers bil-kāfirīna
And among them is he who says, "Permit me [to remain at home] and do not put me to trial." Unquestionably, into trial they have fallen.1 And indeed, Hell will encompass the disbelievers.
إِن If in befalls you tuṣib'ka good ḥasanatun it distresses them tasu'hum but if wa-in befalls you tuṣib'ka a calamity muṣībatun they say yaqūlū Verily qad we took akhadhnā our matter amranā before min before qablu And they turn away wayatawallaw while they wahum (are) rejoicing fariḥūna
If good befalls you, it distresses them; but if disaster strikes you, they say, "We took our matter [in hand] before,"1 and turn away while they are rejoicing.
قُل Say qul Never lan will befall us yuṣībanā except illā what mā Allah has decreed kataba Allah has decreed l-lahu for us lanā He huwa (is) our Protector mawlānā And on waʿalā Allah l-lahi [so] let the believers put (their) trust falyatawakkali [so] let the believers put (their) trust l-mu'minūna
Say, "Never will we be struck except by what Allāh has decreed for us; He is our protector." And upon Allāh let the believers rely.
قُلْ Say qul Do hal you await tarabbaṣūna for us binā except illā one iḥ'dā (of) the two best (things) l-ḥus'nayayni while we wanaḥnu [we] await natarabbaṣu for you bikum that an Allah will afflict you yuṣībakumu Allah will afflict you l-lahu with a punishment biʿadhābin from min [near] Him ʿindihi or aw by our hands bi-aydīnā So wait fatarabbaṣū indeed, we innā with you maʿakum (are) waiting mutarabbiṣūna
Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things [i.e., martyrdom or victory] while we await for you that Allāh will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."
قُلْ Say qul Spend anfiqū willingly ṭawʿan or aw unwillingly karhan never lan will be accepted yutaqabbala from you minkum Indeed, you innakum [you] are kuntum a people qawman defiantly disobedient fāsiqīna
Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."
وَمَا And not wamā prevents them manaʿahum that an is accepted tuq'bala from them min'hum their contributions nafaqātuhum except illā that they annahum disbelieve kafarū in Allah bil-lahi and in His Messenger wabirasūlihi and not walā they come yatūna (to) the prayer l-ṣalata except illā while they wahum (are) lazy kusālā and not walā they spend yunfiqūna except illā while they wahum (are) unwilling kārihūna
And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allāh and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling.