Quran 9:64 — At-Tawba, verse 64
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The hypocrites fear that a sura will be revealed exposing what is in their hearts- say, ‘Carry on with your jokes: God will bring about what you fear!’-
يَحْذَرُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ أَنْ تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ تُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ قُلِ اسْتَهْزِئُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَا تَحْذَرُونَ
yaḥdharu l-munāfiqūna an tunazzala ʿalayhim sūratun tunabbi-uhum bimā fī qulūbihim quli is'tahziū inna l-laha mukh'rijun mā taḥdharūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The hypocrites are afraid, lest a sura should be sent down against them, telling thee what is in their hearts. Say: 'Mock on; God will bring forth what you fear.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [Some of] the hypocrites dread lest a [new] surah be revealed [in evidence] against them, making them understand what is [really] in their hearts. Say: "Go on mocking! Behold, God will bring to light the very thing that you are dreading!"
- Sahih International
- The hypocrites are apprehensive lest a sūrah be revealed about them, informing them of what is in their hearts. Say, "Mock [as you wish]; indeed, Allāh will expose that which you fear."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَحْذَرُyaḥdharu | Fear | حذر |
| 2 | ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَl-munāfiqūna | the hypocrites | نفق |
| 3 | أَنan | lest | — |
| 4 | تُنَزَّلَtunazzala | be revealed | نزل |
| 5 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | about them | — |
| 6 | سُورَةٌۭsūratun | a Surah | سور |
| 7 | تُنَبِّئُهُمtunabbi-uhum | informing them | نبأ |
| 8 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 9 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 10 | قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚqulūbihim | their hearts | قلب |
| 11 | قُلِquli | Say | قول |
| 12 | ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟is'tahziū | Mock | هزأ |
| 13 | إِنَّinna | indeed | — |
| 14 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 15 | مُخْرِجٌۭmukh'rijun | (will) bring forth | خرج |
| 16 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 17 | تَحْذَرُونَtaḥdharūna | you fear | حذر |