The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
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33:10
إِذْ
جَاءُوكُم
مِّن
فَوْقِكُمْ
وَمِنْ
أَسْفَلَ
مِنكُمْ
وَإِذْ
زَاغَتِ
الْأَبْصَارُ
وَبَلَغَتِ
الْقُلُوبُ
الْحَنَاجِرَ
وَتَظُنُّونَ
بِاللَّهِ
الظُّنُونَا
ʾidh jāʾūkum min fawqikum wa-min ʾasfala minkum wa-ʾidh zāghati l-ʾabṣāru wa-balaghati l-qulūbu l-ḥanājira wa-taẓunnūna bi-llāhi ẓ-ẓunūna
Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah!
— Abdullah Yusufali
When they came at you from above and below you, and when the eyes rolled [with fear] and the hearts leapt to the throats, and you entertained misgivings about Allah,
