The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
al-Aḥzāb (The Confederates)
ٱلْأَحْزَاب
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
It was there that a group of them said, "People of Yathrib, turn back for there is no place for you to stay." Another group, asking for the Prophet's permission, said, "Our homes are defenseless." In fact, they were not defenseless. They only wanted to run away.