Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran), ayah 168

  1. الَّذِينَ قَالُوا لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا ۗ قُلْ فَادْرَءُوا عَنْ أَنْفُسِكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

    Translation by words

    ٱلَّذِينَ
    Those who
    قَالُوا۟
    said
    لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ
    about their brothers
    وَقَعَدُوا۟
    while they sat,
    لَوْ
    "If
    أَطَاعُونَا
    they (had) obeyed us
    مَا
    not
    قُتِلُوا۟
    they would have been killed."
    قُلْ
    Say,
    فَٱدْرَءُوا۟
    "Then avert
    عَنْ
    from
    أَنفُسِكُمُ
    yourselves
    ٱلْمَوْتَ
    [the] death
    إِن
    if
    كُنتُمْ
    you are
    صَٰدِقِينَ
    truthful.

    Those who said about their brothers while sitting (at home), "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."

    3:168

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran)