The Repentance
9. At-Tawbah
التوبة
al-Tawbah (Repentance)
ٱلتَّوْبَة
9:90
وَجَاءَ
الْمُعَذِّرُونَ
مِنَ
الْأَعْرَابِ
لِيُؤْذَنَ
لَهُمْ
وَقَعَدَ
الَّذِينَ
كَذَبُوا
اللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُ
سَيُصِيبُ
الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا
مِنْهُمْ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٌ
wa-jāʾa l-muʿadhdhirūna mina l-ʾaʿrābi li-yuʾdhana lahum wa-qaʿada lladhīna kadhabū llāha wa-rasūlahū sa-yuṣību lladhīna kafarū minhum ʿadhābun ʾalīmun
Some of the dwellers of the desert (who were not able to join the army) came to the Prophet seeking exemption from taking part in the battle. Those who called God and His Messengers liars also stayed home (with those who were truly exempt). The disbelievers will soon receive a painful punishment.
