The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
Āl ‘Imrān (Imran's Folk)
آلِ عِمْرَان
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وَلِيَعْلَمَ
الَّذِينَ
نَافَقُوا
وَقِيلَ
لَهُمْ
تَعَالَوْا
قَاتِلُوا
فِي
سَبِيلِ
اللَّهِ
أَوِ
ادْفَعُوا
قَالُوا
لَوْ
نَعْلَمُ
قِتَالًا
لَّاتَّبَعْنَاكُمْ
هُمْ
لِلْكُفْرِ
يَوْمَئِذٍ
أَقْرَبُ
مِنْهُمْ
لِلْإِيمَانِ
يَقُولُونَ
بِأَفْوَاهِهِم
مَّا
لَيْسَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِمْ
وَاللَّهُ
أَعْلَمُ
بِمَا
يَكْتُمُونَ
wa-li-yaʿlama lladhīna nāfaqū wa-qīla lahum taʿālaw qātilū fī sabīli llāhi ʾawi dfaʿū qālū law naʿlamu qitālan la-ttabaʿnākum hum li-l-kufri yawmaʾidhin ʾaqrabu minhum li-l-ʾīmāni yaqūlūna bi-ʾafwāhihim mā laysa fī qulūbihim wa-llāhu ʾaʿlamu bi-mā yaktumūna
and who were the hypocrites. When the hypocrites were asked to fight for the cause of God or to defend the city, they replied, "Had we known before that you would fight, we would certainly not have followed you." At that time they were closer to disbelief than to faith. They speak words that do not come from their hearts. God knows well whatever they try to hide.
