Quran 33:18 — Al-Ahzaab, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God knows exactly who among you hinder others, who [secretly] say to their brothers, ‘Come and join us,’ who hardly ever come out to fight,
قَدْ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَالْقَائِلِينَ لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الْبَأْسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
qad yaʿlamu l-lahu l-muʿawiqīna minkum wal-qāilīna li-ikh'wānihim halumma ilaynā walā yatūna l-basa illā qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God would surely know those of you who hinder, and those who say to their brothers, 'Come to us,' and come to battle but little,
- Muhammad Asad
- God is indeed aware of those of you who would divert others [from fighting in His cause], as well as of those who say to their brethren, “Come hither to us [and face the enemy]!” — The while they [themselves] join battle but seldom,
- Sahih International
- Already Allāh knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ قَدْqad | Verily | — |
| 2 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | Allah knows | علم |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah knows | أله |
| 4 | ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَl-muʿawiqīna | those who hinder | عوق |
| 5 | مِنكُمْminkum | among you | — |
| 6 | وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَwal-qāilīna | and those who say | قول |
| 7 | لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْli-ikh'wānihim | to their brothers | أخو |
| 8 | هَلُمَّhalumma | Come | لمم |
| 9 | إِلَيْنَا ۖilaynā | to us | — |
| 10 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 11 | يَأْتُونَyatūna | they come | أتي |
| 12 | ٱلْبَأْسَl-basa | (to) the battle | بأس |
| 13 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 14 | قَلِيلًاqalīlan | a few | قلل |