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Verse 16of 73

قُل لَّن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًۭا لَّا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, [O Muhammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."

Word-by-word meaning

قُلqulSay
لَّنlanNever
يَنفَعَكُمُyanfaʿakumuwill benefit you
ٱلْفِرَارُl-firāruthe fleeing
إِنinif
فَرَرْتُمfarartumyou flee
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلْمَوْتِl-mawtideath
أَوِawior
ٱلْقَتْلِl-qatlikilling
وَإِذًۭاwa-idhanand then
لَّاnot
تُمَتَّعُونَtumattaʿūnayou will be allowed to enjoy
إِلَّاillāexcept
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً("Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.) If the enemy had entered upon them from every side of Al-Madinah and from every direction, then demanded that they become disbelievers, they would have promptly done so. They would not have adhered to their faith or remained steadfast in it if they were faced with the slightest fear.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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