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| 1. * | WHEN THE HYPOCRITES come unto thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed God's Apostle!" But God knows that thou art truly His Apostle; and He bears witness that the hypocrites are indeed false [in their declaration of faith]. |
| 2. * | They have made their oaths a cover [for their falseness], and thus they turn others away from the Path of God. [1]1 Evil indeed is all that they are wont to do: |
| 3. * | this, because [they profess that] they have attained to faith, whereas [2]2 [inwardly] they deny the truth - and so, a seal has been set on their hearts so that they can no longer understand [what is true and what false]. [3]3 |
| 4. * | Now when thou seest them, their outward appearance may please thee; and when they speak, thou art inclined to lend ear to what they say. [4]4 [But though they may seem as sure of themselves] as if they were timbers [firmly] propped up, they think that every shout is [directed] against them. They are the [real] enemies [of all faith], so beware of them. [They deserve the imprecation,] "May God destroy them!" [5]5 How perverted are their minds! [6]6 |
| 5. * | for, when they are told, "Come, the Apostle of God will pray [unto God] that you be forgiven", they turn their heads away, and thou canst see how they draw back in their false pride. |
| 6. * | As for them it is all the same whether thou dost pray that they be forgiven or dost not pray for them: God will nor forgive them - for, behold, God does not bestow His guidance upon such iniquitous folk. [7]7 |
| 7. * | It is they who say [to their compatriots [8]8], "Do not spend anything on those who are with God's Apostle, so that they [may be forced to] leave." [9]9 However, unto God belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth: but this truth the hypocrites cannot grasp. |
| 8. * | [And] they say, "Indeed, when we return to the City [10]10 [we,] the ones most worthy of honour will surely drive out therefrom those most contemptible ones!" However, all honour belongs to God, and [thus] to His Apostle and those who believe [in God]: but of this the hypocrites are not aware. [11]11 |
| 9. * | O YOU who have attained to faith! Let not your worldly goods or your children make you oblivious of the remembrance of God: for If any behave thus - it is they, they who are the losers! |
| 10. * | And spend on others out of what We have provided for you as sustenance, [12]12 ere there come a time when death approaches any of you, and he then says, "O my Sustainer! If only Thou wouldst grant me a delay for a short while, [13]13 so that I could give in charity and be among the righteous!" |
| 11. * | But never does God grant a delay to a human being when his term has come; and God is fully aware of all that you do. |