The Repentance
9. At-Tawbah
التوبة
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وَإِذَا
أُنزِلَتْ
سُورَةٌ
أَنْ
آمِنُوا
بِاللَّهِ
وَجَاهِدُوا
مَعَ
رَسُولِهِ
اسْتَأْذَنَكَ
أُولُو
الطَّوْلِ
مِنْهُمْ
وَقَالُوا
ذَرْنَا
نَكُن
مَّعَ
الْقَاعِدِينَ
wa-ʾidhā ʾunzilat sūratun ʾan ʾāminū bi-llāhi wa-jāhidū maʿa rasūlihi staʾdhanaka ʾulū ṭ-ṭawli minhum wa-qālū dharnā nakun maʿa l-qāʿidīna
When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)."
— Abdullah Yusufali
When a surah is sent down [declaring]: ‘Have faith in Allah, and wage jihad along with His Apostle, the affluent among them ask you for leave, and say, ‘Let us remain with those who sit back.’
