The Victory
48. Al-Fatḥ
الفتح
Page #512
48:11
سَيَقُولُ
لَكَ
الْمُخَلَّفُونَ
مِنَ
الْأَعْرَابِ
شَغَلَتْنَا
أَمْوَالُنَا
وَأَهْلُونَا
فَاسْتَغْفِرْ
لَنَا
يَقُولُونَ
بِأَلْسِنَتِهِم
مَّا
لَيْسَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِمْ
قُلْ
فَمَن
يَمْلِكُ
لَكُم
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
شَيْئًا
إِنْ
أَرَادَ
بِكُمْ
ضَرًّا
أَوْ
أَرَادَ
بِكُمْ
نَفْعًا
بَلْ
كَانَ
اللَّهُ
بِمَا
تَعْمَلُونَ
خَبِيرًا
sa-yaqūlu laka l-mukhallafūna mina l-ʾaʿrābi shaghalatnā ʾamwālunā wa-ʾahlūnā fa-staghfir lanā yaqūlūna bi-ʾalsinatihim mā laysa fī qulūbihim qul fa-man yamliku lakum mina llāhi shayʾan ʾin ʾarāda bikum ḍarran ʾaw ʾarāda bikum nafʿan bal kāna llāhu bi-mā taʿmalūna khabīran
The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee: "We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our families: do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on your behalf with Allah, if His Will is to give you some loss or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
— Abdullah Yusufali
The Bedouins who had stayed back [from joining the Prophet in his ‘umrah journey to Makkah] will tell you, ‘Our possessions and families kept us occupied. So plead [to Allah] for our forgiveness!’ They will say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, ‘Whether He desires to cause you harm or desires to bring you benefit, who can be of any avail to you against Allah[’s will]? Indeed Allah is well aware of what you do.’
