Quran 63:4 — Al-Munaafiqoon, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When you see them [Prophet], their outward appearance pleases you; when they speak, you listen to what they say. But they are like propped-up tim-bers––they think every cry they hear is against them––and they are the enemy. Beware of them. May God confound them! How devious they are!
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ يَقُولُوا تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَةٌ ۖ يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
wa-idhā ra-aytahum tuʿ'jibuka ajsāmuhum wa-in yaqūlū tasmaʿ liqawlihim ka-annahum khushubun musannadatun yaḥsabūna kulla ṣayḥatin ʿalayhim humu l-ʿaduwu fa-iḥ'dharhum qātalahumu l-lahu annā yu'fakūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When thou seest them, their bodies please thee; but when they speak, thou listenest to their speech, and it is as they were propped-up timbers. They think every cry is against them. They are the enemy; so beware of them. God assail them! How they are perverted!
- Muhammad Asad
- Now when thou seest them, their outward appearance may please thee; and when they speak, thou art inclined to lend ear to what they say. [But though they may seem as sure of themselves] as if they were timbers [firmly] propped up, they think that every shout is [directed] against them. They are the [real] enemies [of all faith], so beware of them. [They deserve the imprecation,] "May God destroy them!" How perverted are their minds!
- Sahih International
- And when you see them, their forms please you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. [They are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allāh destroy them; how are they deluded?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahum | you see them | رأي |
| 3 | تُعْجِبُكَtuʿ'jibuka | pleases you | عجب |
| 4 | أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖajsāmuhum | their bodies | جسم |
| 5 | وَإِنwa-in | and if | — |
| 6 | يَقُولُوا۟yaqūlū | they speak | قول |
| 7 | تَسْمَعْtasmaʿ | you listen | سمع |
| 8 | لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖliqawlihim | to their speech | قول |
| 9 | كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahum | as if they (were) | — |
| 10 | خُشُبٌۭkhushubun | pieces of wood | خشب |
| 11 | مُّسَنَّدَةٌۭ ۖmusannadatun | propped up | سند |
| 12 | يَحْسَبُونَyaḥsabūna | They think | حسب |
| 13 | كُلَّkulla | every | كلل |
| 14 | صَيْحَةٍṣayḥatin | shout | صيح |
| 15 | عَلَيْهِمْ ۚʿalayhim | (is) against them | — |
| 16 | هُمُhumu | They | — |
| 17 | ٱلْعَدُوُّl-ʿaduwu | (are) the enemy | عدو |
| 18 | فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚfa-iḥ'dharhum | so beware of them | حذر |
| 19 | قَـٰتَلَهُمُqātalahumu | May destroy them | قتل |
| 20 | ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 21 | أَنَّىٰannā | How | أني |
| 22 | يُؤْفَكُونَyu'fakūna | are they deluded | أفك |