The Repentance
9. At-Tawbah
التوبة
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وَلَوْ
أَرَادُوا
الْخُرُوجَ
لَأَعَدُّوا
لَهُ
عُدَّةً
وَلَكِن
كَرِهَ
اللَّهُ
انبِعَاثَهُمْ
فَثَبَّطَهُمْ
وَقِيلَ
اقْعُدُوا
مَعَ
الْقَاعِدِينَ
wa-law ʾarādū l-khurūja la-ʾaʿaddū lahū ʿuddatan wa-lākin kariha llāhu nbiʿāthahum fa-thabbaṭahum wa-qīla qʿudū maʿa l-qāʿidīna
Had they desired to go forth, they would have surely made some preparations for it; but Allah was averse to arouse them, so He held them back, and it was said [to them], ‘Be seated with those who sit back.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among those who sit (inactive)."
