Translation of the meanings Ayah 20 Surah Muhammad - English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 20

وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَتۡ سُورَةٞۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتۡ سُورَةٞ مُّحۡكَمَةٞ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلۡقِتَالُ رَأَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيۡكَ نَظَرَ ٱلۡمَغۡشِيِّ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ فَأَوۡلَىٰ لَهُمۡ

Those who believe say, “If only a Chapter were sent down [about fighting]? But when a precise Chapter is sent down and fighting^[15] is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is sickness looking at you like someone who is about to die. It would have been better for them^[16]

[15] The believers longed for a Qur’anic revelation that would give them permission to fight their enemies.
[16] It could also mean “Woe to them!” if disconnected from the next verse.