The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
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33:18
قَدْ
يَعْلَمُ
اللَّهُ
الْمُعَوِّقِينَ
مِنكُمْ
وَالْقَائِلِينَ
لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ
هَلُمَّ
إِلَيْنَا
وَلَا
يَأْتُونَ
الْبَأْسَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلًا
qad yaʿlamu llāhu l-muʿawwiqīna minkum wa-l-qāʾilīna li-ʾikhwānihim halumma ʾilaynā wa-lā yaʾtūna l-baʾsa ʾillā qalīlan
Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Allah knows those of you who discourage others, and those who say to their brethren, ‘Come to us!’ and take little part in the battle,
