The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
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33:13
وَإِذْ
قَالَت
طَّائِفَةٌ
مِّنْهُمْ
يَاأَهْلَ
يَثْرِبَ
لَا
مُقَامَ
لَكُمْ
فَارْجِعُوا
وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ
فَرِيقٌ
مِّنْهُمُ
النَّبِيَّ
يَقُولُونَ
إِنَّ
بُيُوتَنَا
عَوْرَةٌ
وَمَا
هِيَ
بِعَوْرَةٍ
إِن
يُرِيدُونَ
إِلَّا
فِرَارًا
wa-ʾidh qālat ṭāʾifatun minhum yā-ʾahla yathriba lā muqāma lakum fa-rjiʿū wa-yastaʾdhinu farīqun minhumu n-nabiyya yaqūlūna ʾinna buyūtanā ʿawratun wa-mā hiya bi-ʿawratin ʾin yurīdūna ʾillā firāran
And when a group of them said, ‘O people of Yathrib! [This is] not a place for you, so go back!’ A group of them sought the Prophet’s permission [to leave the scene of battle], saying, ‘Our homes lie exposed [to the enemy],’ although they were not exposed. They only sought to flee.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.
