The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
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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 the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in the way of Allah, or (at least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Had we known how to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They were that day nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their hearts but Allah hath full knowledge of all they conceal.
— Abdullah Yusufali
and ascertain the hypocrites. [When] they were told: ‘Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend [yourselves], they said, ‘If we knew any fighting, we would have surely followed you.’ That day they were nearer to unfaith than to faith. They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts, and Allah knows well whatever they conceal.
