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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

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يَحْذَرُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ أَن تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌۭ تُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ قُلِ ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْرِجٌۭ مَّا تَحْذَرُونَ﴿٦٤

Translation (Sahih International)

They hypocrites are apprehensive lest a surah be revealed about them, informing them of what is in their hearts. Say, "Mock [as you wish]; indeed, Allah will expose that which you fear."

Word-by-word meaning

يَحْذَرُyaḥdharuFear
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَl-munāfiqūnathe hypocrites
أَنanlest
تُنَزَّلَtunazzalabe revealed
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabout them
سُورَةٌۭsūratuna Surah
تُنَبِّئُهُمtunabbi-uhuminforming them
بِمَاbimāof what
فِى(is) in
قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚqulūbihimtheir hearts
قُلِquliSay
ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟is'tahziūMock
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مُخْرِجٌۭmukh'rijun(will) bring forth
مَّاwhat
تَحْذَرُونَtaḥdharūnayou fear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Hypocrites fear Public Exposure of Their SecretsMujahid said, "The hypocrites would say something to each other then declare, `We wish that Allah does not expose this secret of ours," There is a similar Ayah to this one, that is, Allah's statement, وَإِذَا جَآءُوكَ حَيَّوْكَ بِمَا لَمْ يُحَيِّكَ بِهِ اللَّهُ وَيَقُولُونَ فِى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَوْلاَ يُعَذِّبُنَا اللَّهُ بِمَا نَقُولُ حَسْبُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ(And when they come to you, they greet you with a greeting w...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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