بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ إِذا جاءَكَ المُنافِقونَ قالوا نَشهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسولُ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسولُهُ وَاللَّهُ يَشهَدُ إِنَّ المُنافِقينَ لَكاذِبونَ
When the hypocrites come to you, they say, “We testify that you are God’s Messenger.” Yet, God knows that you are His Messenger, and God testifies that the hypocrites are liars.
اتَّخَذوا أَيمانَهُم جُنَّةً فَصَدّوا عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُم ساءَ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
They use their oaths as a shield, hindering others from God’s path. Their deeds are indeed deplorable.
ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُم آمَنوا ثُمَّ كَفَروا فَطُبِعَ عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم فَهُم لا يَفقَهونَ
This is because they believed, then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed and they don’t understand.
وَإِذا رَأَيتَهُم تُعجِبُكَ أَجسامُهُم ۖ وَإِن يَقولوا تَسمَع لِقَولِهِم ۖ كَأَنَّهُم خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَةٌ ۖ يَحسَبونَ كُلَّ صَيحَةٍ عَلَيهِم ۚ هُمُ العَدُوُّ فَاحذَرهُم ۚ قاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ أَنّىٰ يُؤفَكونَ
When you see them, their physical appearances impress you, and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are like propped-up hollow timber. They think every shout is against them; they are the enemy, so beware of them. May God combat them! How deluded they are!
وَإِذا قيلَ لَهُم تَعالَوا يَستَغفِر لَكُم رَسولُ اللَّهِ لَوَّوا رُءوسَهُم وَرَأَيتَهُم يَصُدّونَ وَهُم مُستَكبِرونَ
When they are told, “Come, let the Messenger of God seek forgiveness for you,” they turn their heads in disdain, and you see them turning away, while they are arrogant.
سَواءٌ عَلَيهِم أَستَغفَرتَ لَهُم أَم لَم تَستَغفِر لَهُم لَن يَغفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُم ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهدِي القَومَ الفاسِقينَ
Whether you pray for their forgiveness or not, God won’t forgive them. God doesn’t guide the rebellious people.
هُمُ الَّذينَ يَقولونَ لا تُنفِقوا عَلىٰ مَن عِندَ رَسولِ اللَّهِ حَتّىٰ يَنفَضّوا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزائِنُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَلـٰكِنَّ المُنافِقينَ لا يَفقَهونَ
They say, “Don’t spend on those who are with God’s Messenger, until they disband.” To God belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites can’t comprehend.
يَقولونَ لَئِن رَجَعنا إِلَى المَدينَةِ لَيُخرِجَنَّ الأَعَزُّ مِنهَا الأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ العِزَّةُ وَلِرَسولِهِ وَلِلمُؤمِنينَ وَلـٰكِنَّ المُنافِقينَ لا يَعلَمونَ
They say, “Once we return to the City, the more honorable will expel the more humble.” However, all honor and power belong to God, His Messenger, and the believers, but the hypocrites don’t know.