يَحْلِفُونَ They swear yaḥlifūna by Allah bil-lahi to you lakum to please you liyur'ḍūkum And Allah wal-lahu and His Messenger warasūluhu (have) more right aḥaqqu that an they should please Him yur'ḍūhu if in they are kānū believers mu'minīna
They swear by Allāh to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allāh and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy,1 if they were to be believers.
أَلَمْ Do not alam they know yaʿlamū that he annahu who man opposes yuḥādidi Allah l-laha and His Messenger warasūlahu [then] that fa-anna for him lahu (is the) Fire nāra (of) Hell jahannama (will) abide forever khālidan in it fīhā That dhālika (is) the disgrace l-khiz'yu the great l-ʿaẓīmu
Do they not know that whoever opposes Allāh and His Messenger - that for him is the fire of Hell, wherein he will abide eternally? That is the great disgrace.
يَحْذَرُ Fear yaḥdharu the hypocrites l-munāfiqūna lest an be revealed tunazzala about them ʿalayhim a Surah sūratun informing them tunabbi-uhum of what bimā (is) in fī their hearts qulūbihim Say quli Mock is'tahziū indeed inna Allah l-laha (will) bring forth mukh'rijun what mā you fear taḥdharūna
The hypocrites are apprehensive lest a sūrah be revealed about them, informing them of1 what is in their hearts. Say, "Mock [as you wish]; indeed, Allāh will expose that which you fear."
وَلَئِن And if wala-in you ask them sa-altahum surely they will say layaqūlunna Only innamā we were kunnā conversing nakhūḍu and playing wanalʿabu Say qul Is it Allah abil-lahi and His Verses waāyātihi and His Messenger warasūlihi (that) you were kuntum mocking tastahziūna
And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allāh and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"
لَا (Do) not lā make excuse taʿtadhirū verily qad you have disbelieved kafartum after baʿda your belief īmānikum If in We pardon naʿfu [on] ʿan a party ṭāifatin of you minkum We will punish nuʿadhib a party ṭāifatan because they bi-annahum were kānū criminals muj'rimīna
Make no excuse; you have disbelieved [i.e., rejected faith] after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you - We will punish another faction because they were criminals.
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ The hypocrite men al-munāfiqūna and the hypocrite women wal-munāfiqātu some of them baʿḍuhum (are) of min others baʿḍin They enjoin yamurūna the wrong bil-munkari and forbid wayanhawna what ʿani (is) the right l-maʿrūfi and they close wayaqbiḍūna their hands aydiyahum They forget nasū Allah l-laha so He has forgotten them fanasiyahum Indeed inna the hypocrites l-munāfiqīna they (are) humu the defiantly disobedient l-fāsiqūna
The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands.1 They have forgotten Allāh, so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites - it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.
وَعَدَ Allah has promised waʿada Allah has promised l-lahu the hypocrite men l-munāfiqīna and the hypocrite women wal-munāfiqāti and the disbelievers wal-kufāra Fire nāra (of) Hell jahannama they (will) abide forever khālidīna in it fīhā It (is) hiya sufficient for them ḥasbuhum And Allah has cursed them walaʿanahumu And Allah has cursed them l-lahu and for them walahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun enduring muqīmun
Allāh has promised the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the disbelievers the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It is sufficient for them. And Allāh has cursed them, and for them is an enduring punishment.