إِنَّ Indeed inna those who alladhīna pledge allegiance to you yubāyiʿūnaka only innamā they pledge allegiance yubāyiʿūna (to) Allah l-laha (The) Hand yadu (of) Allah l-lahi (is) over fawqa their hands aydīhim Then whoever faman breaks (his oath) nakatha then only fa-innamā he breaks yankuthu against ʿalā himself nafsihi and whoever waman fulfils awfā what bimā he has covenanted ʿāhada (with) ʿalayhu Allah l-laha soon He will give him fasayu'tīhi a reward ajran great ʿaẓīman
Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muḥammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allāh. The hand1 of Allāh is over their hands.2 So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allāh - He will give him a great reward.
سَيَقُولُ Will say sayaqūlu to you laka those who remained behind l-mukhalafūna of mina the Bedouins l-aʿrābi Kept us busy shaghalatnā our properties amwālunā and our families wa-ahlūnā so ask forgiveness fa-is'taghfir for us lanā They say yaqūlūna with their tongues bi-alsinatihim what mā is not laysa in fī their hearts qulūbihim Say qul Then who faman has power yamliku for you lakum against mina Allah l-lahi (in) anything shayan if in He intends arāda for you bikum harm ḍarran or aw He intends arāda for you bikum a benefit nafʿan Nay bal is kāna Allah l-lahu of what bimā you do taʿmalūna All-Aware khabīran
Those who remained behind1 of the bedouins will say to you, "Our properties and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not within their hearts. Say, "Then who could prevent Allāh at all if He intended for you harm or intended for you benefit? Rather, ever is Allāh, of what you do, Aware.
بَلْ Nay bal you thought ẓanantum that an (would) never lan return yanqaliba the Messenger l-rasūlu and the believers wal-mu'minūna to ilā their families ahlīhim ever abadan that was made fair-seeming wazuyyina that was made fair-seeming dhālika in fī your hearts qulūbikum And you assumed waẓanantum an assumption ẓanna evil l-sawi and you became wakuntum a people qawman ruined būran
But you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made pleasing in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil and became a people ruined."
وَمَن And whoever waman (has) not believed lam (has) not believed yu'min in Allah bil-lahi and His Messenger warasūlihi then indeed, We fa-innā [We] have prepared aʿtadnā for the disbelievers lil'kāfirīna a Blazing Fire saʿīran
And whoever has not believed in Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers a Blaze.
وَلِلَّهِ And for Allah walillahi (is the) kingdom mul'ku (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi He forgives yaghfiru whom liman He wills yashāu and punishes wayuʿadhibu whom man He wills yashāu And is wakāna Allah l-lahu Oft-Forgiving ghafūran Most Merciful raḥīman
And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
سَيَقُولُ Will say sayaqūlu those who remained behind l-mukhalafūna when idhā you set forth inṭalaqtum towards ilā (the) spoils of war maghānima to take it litakhudhūhā Allow us dharūnā (to) follow you nattabiʿ'kum They wish yurīdūna to an change yubaddilū (the) Words kalāma (of) Allah l-lahi Say qul Never lan will you follow us tattabiʿūnā Thus kadhālikum Allah said qāla Allah said l-lahu before min before qablu Then they will say fasayaqūlūna Nay bal you envy us taḥsudūnanā Nay bal they were kānū not lā understanding yafqahūna except illā a little qalīlan
Those who remained1 behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allāh. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allāh say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little.2