The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
Page #117
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فَتَرَى
الَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٌ
يُسَارِعُونَ
فِيهِمْ
يَقُولُونَ
نَخْشَى
أَن
تُصِيبَنَا
دَائِرَةٌ
فَعَسَى
اللَّهُ
أَن
يَأْتِيَ
بِالْفَتْحِ
أَوْ
أَمْرٍ
مِّنْ
عِندِهِ
فَيُصْبِحُوا
عَلَى
مَا
أَسَرُّوا
فِي
أَنفُسِهِمْ
نَادِمِينَ
fa-tarā lladhīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun yusāriʿūna fīhim yaqūlūna nakhshā ʾan tuṣībanā dāʾiratun fa-ʿasā llāhu ʾan yaʾtiya bi-l-fatḥi ʾaw ʾamrin min ʿindihī fa-yuṣbiḥū ʿalā mā ʾasarrū fī ʾanfusihim nādimīna
Those in whose hearts is a disease - thou seest how eagerly they run about amongst them, saying: "We do fear lest a change of fortune bring us disaster." Ah! perhaps Allah will give (thee) victory, or a decision according to His will. Then will they repent of the thoughts which they secretly harboured in their hearts.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Yet you see those in whose hearts is a sickness rushing to them, saying, ‘We fear lest a turn of fortune should visit us.’ Maybe Allah will bring about a victory, or a command from Him, and then they will be regretful for what they kept secret in their hearts,
