Sura 33 Al-Ahzab (Those who took up arms), ayah 20
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يَحْسَبُونَ الْأَحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا ۖ وَإِنْ يَأْتِ الْأَحْزَابُ يَوَدُّوا لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ بَادُونَ فِي الْأَعْرَابِ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ أَنْبَائِكُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كَانُوا فِيكُمْ مَا قَاتَلُوا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Translation by words
- يَحْسَبُونَ
- They think
- ٱلْأَحْزَابَ
- the confederates
- لَمْ
- (have) not
- يَذْهَبُوا۟
- withdrawn.
- وَإِن
- And if
- يَأْتِ
- (should) come
- ٱلْأَحْزَابُ
- the confederates
- يَوَدُّوا۟
- they would wish
- لَوْ
- if
- أَنَّهُم
- that they (were)
- بَادُونَ
- living in (the) desert
- فِى
- among
- ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
- the Bedouins,
- يَسْـَٔلُونَ
- asking
- عَنْ
- about
- أَنۢبَآئِكُمْ
- your news.
- وَلَوْ
- And if
- كَانُوا۟
- they were
- فِيكُم
- among you
- مَّا
- not
- قَٰتَلُوٓا۟
- they would fight
- إِلَّا
- except
- قَلِيلًا
- a little.
They think the companies have not (yet) withdrawn. And if the companies should come (again), they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring (from afar) about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.
33:20
Translation: Saheeh International