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Al-Fath (The Victory)

Verse 11of 29

سَيَقُولُ لَكَ ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ شَغَلَتْنَآ أَمْوَٰلُنَا وَأَهْلُونَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ۚ يَقُولُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ ضَرًّا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ نَفْعًۢا ۚ بَلْ كَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًۢا﴿١١

Translation (Sahih International)

Those who remained behind of the bedouins will say to you, "Our properties and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not within their hearts. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He intended for you harm or intended for you benefit? Rather, ever is Allah, with what you do, Acquainted.

Word-by-word meaning

سَيَقُولُsayaqūluWill say
لَكَlakato you
ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَl-mukhalafūnathose who remained behind
مِنَminaof
ٱلْأَعْرَابِl-aʿrābithe Bedouins
شَغَلَتْنَآshaghalatnāKept us busy
أَمْوَٰلُنَاamwālunāour properties
وَأَهْلُونَاwa-ahlūnāand our families
فَٱسْتَغْفِرْfa-is'taghfirso ask forgiveness
لَنَا ۚlanāfor us
يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey say
بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمbi-alsinatihimwith their tongues
مَّاwhat
لَيْسَlaysais not
فِىin
قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚqulūbihimtheir hearts
قُلْqulSay
فَمَنfamanThen who
يَمْلِكُyamlikuhas power
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنَminaagainst
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
شَيْـًٔاshayan(in) anything
إِنْinif
أَرَادَarādaHe intends
بِكُمْbikumfor you
ضَرًّاḍarranharm
أَوْawor
أَرَادَarādaHe intends
بِكُمْbikumfor you
نَفْعًۢا ۚnafʿana benefit
بَلْbalNay
كَانَkānais
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
خَبِيرًۢاkhabīranAll-Aware

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Fabricated Excuse offered by Those Who lagged behind and did not participate in Al-HudaybiyyahAllah informs His Messenger of the excuses that the bedouins who lagged behind would offer him, those bedouins who preferred to remain in their homes and possessions and did not join the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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