The Hypocrites
63. Al-Munāfiqūn
المنافقون
Page #554
63:4
وَإِذَا
رَأَيْتَهُمْ
تُعْجِبُكَ
أَجْسَامُهُمْ
وَإِن
يَقُولُوا
تَسْمَعْ
لِقَوْلِهِمْ
كَأَنَّهُمْ
خُشُبٌ
مُّسَنَّدَةٌ
يَحْسَبُونَ
كُلَّ
صَيْحَةٍ
عَلَيْهِمْ
هُمُ
الْعَدُوُّ
فَاحْذَرْهُمْ
قَاتَلَهُمُ
اللَّهُ
أَنَّى
يُؤْفَكُونَ
wa-ʾidhā raʾaytahum tuʿjibuka ʾajsāmuhum wa-ʾin yaqūlū tasmaʿ li-qawlihim ka-ʾannahum khushubun musannadatun yaḥsabūna kulla ṣayḥatin ʿalayhim humu l-ʿaduwwu fa-ḥdharhum qātalahumu llāhu ʾannā yuʾfakūna
When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)!
— Abdullah Yusufali
When you see them, their bodies impress you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. Yet they are like dry logs set reclining [against a wall]. They suppose every cry is directed against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allah assail them, where do they stray?!
