وَيَقُولُ And say wayaqūlu those who alladhīna believe āmanū Why not lawlā has been revealed nuzzilat a Surah sūratun But when fa-idhā is revealed unzilat a Surah sūratun precise muḥ'kamatun and is mentioned wadhukira in it fīhā the fighting l-qitālu you see ra-ayta those who alladhīna in fī their hearts qulūbihim (is) a disease maraḍun looking yanẓurūna at you ilayka a look naẓara (of) one fainting l-maghshiyi (of) one fainting ʿalayhi from mina the death l-mawti But more appropriate fa-awlā for them lahum
Those who believe say, "Why has a sūrah1 not been sent down?" But when a precise sūrah is revealed and battle is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them2 [would have been]
طَاعَةٌۭ (Is) obedience ṭāʿatun and a word waqawlun kind maʿrūfun And when fa-idhā (is) determined ʿazama the matter l-amru then if falaw they had been true ṣadaqū (to) Allah l-laha surely, it would have been lakāna better khayran for them lahum
Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allāh, it would have been better for them.
فَهَلْ Then would fahal you perhaps ʿasaytum if in you are given authority tawallaytum that an you cause corruption tuf'sidū in fī the earth l-arḍi and cut off watuqaṭṭiʿū your ties of kinship arḥāmakum
So would you perhaps, if you turned away,1 cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship?
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ulāika (are) the ones alladhīna Allah has cursed them laʿanahumu Allah has cursed them l-lahu so He made them deaf fa-aṣammahum and blinded wa-aʿmā their vision abṣārahum
Those [who do so] are the ones that Allāh has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.
أَفَلَا Then do not afalā they ponder yatadabbarūna (over) the Quran l-qur'āna or am upon ʿalā (their) hearts qulūbin (are) locks aqfāluhā
Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’ān, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
إِنَّ Indeed inna those who alladhīna return ir'taddū on ʿalā their backs adbārihim after min after baʿdi what mā (has) become clear tabayyana to them lahumu (of) the guidance l-hudā Shaitaan l-shayṭānu enticed sawwala [for] them lahum and prolonged hope wa-amlā for them lahum
Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is) because they bi-annahum [they] said qālū to those who lilladhīna hate karihū what mā Allah has revealed nazzala Allah has revealed l-lahu We will obey you sanuṭīʿukum in fī part baʿḍi (of) the matter l-amri But Allah wal-lahu knows yaʿlamu their secrets is'rārahum
That is because they said to those who disliked what Allāh sent down,1 "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allāh knows what they conceal.
فَكَيْفَ Then how fakayfa when idhā take them in death tawaffathumu the Angels l-malāikatu striking yaḍribūna their faces wujūhahum and their backs wa-adbārahum
Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is) because they bi-annahumu followed ittabaʿū what mā angered askhaṭa Allah l-laha and hated wakarihū His pleasure riḍ'wānahu so He made worthless fa-aḥbaṭa their deeds aʿmālahum
That is because they followed what angered Allāh and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
أَمْ Or do am think ḥasiba those who alladhīna in fī their hearts qulūbihim (is) a disease maraḍun that an never lan will Allah bring forth yukh'rija will Allah bring forth l-lahu their hatred aḍghānahum
Or do those in whose hearts is disease think that Allāh would never expose their [feelings of] hatred?