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وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا﴿٧٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?"

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd what
لَكُمْlakumfor you
لَا(that) not
تُقَـٰتِلُونَtuqātilūnayou fight
فِىin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَwal-mus'taḍʿafīnaand (for) those who are weak
مِنَminaamong
ٱلرِّجَالِl-rijālithe men
وَٱلنِّسَآءِwal-nisāiand the women
وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِwal-wil'dāniand the children
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnasay
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
أَخْرِجْنَاakhrij'nātake us out
مِنْminof
هَـٰذِهِhādhihithis
ٱلْقَرْيَةِl-qaryati[the] town
ٱلظَّالِمِl-ẓālimi[the] oppressor(s)
أَهْلُهَاahluhā(are) its people
وَٱجْعَلwa-ij'ʿaland appoint
لَّنَاlanāfor us
مِنminfrom
لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyana protector
وَٱجْعَلwa-ij'ʿaland appoint
لَّنَاlanāfor us
مِنminfrom
لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
نَصِيرًاnaṣīrana helper

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Encouraging Jihad to Defend the OppressedAllah encouraged His believing servants to perform Jihad in His cause and to strive hard to save the oppressed Muslims in Makkah, men, women and children who were restless because of having to remain there. This is why Allah said,الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ(whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town), referring to Makkah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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