Translation of the Meanings Surah Al-Munāfiqūn - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Encyclopedia of the Noble Quran

Al-Munāfiqūn

1 : 63

إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقُونَ قَالُواْ نَشۡهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشۡهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

1. When the hypocrites ^[1] come to you, they say: "We testify that you (Muhammad) are surely the messenger of God." And Allāh 'God' knows that you are surely His messenger. But Allāh testifies that the hypocrites are truly liars (in their declaration of faith)."

[1]. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) is a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics, have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up:
a. When he is entrusted, he betrays (proves dishonest).
b. When he speaks, he lies.
c. When he makes a covenant or promise, he proves treacherous breaking the promise.
d. When he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil, and insulting manner."
He also said: "The worst people before Allāh on the Day of Judgment will be the double-faced people who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face."

2 : 63

ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ أَيۡمَٰنَهُمۡ جُنَّةٗ فَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُمۡ سَآءَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

2. They have taken their (false) oaths as a shield, so they hindered (people) from the Way of Allāh. Indeed, it is evil that they were doing.

3 : 63

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ ثُمَّ كَفَرُواْ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ

3. This is because they believe, then disbelieve, so a seal is set upon their hearts, so they do not understand.

4 : 63

۞ وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ تُعۡجِبُكَ أَجۡسَامُهُمۡۖ وَإِن يَقُولُواْ تَسۡمَعۡ لِقَوۡلِهِمۡۖ كَأَنَّهُمۡ خُشُبٞ مُّسَنَّدَةٞۖ يَحۡسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيۡحَةٍ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ هُمُ ٱلۡعَدُوُّ فَٱحۡذَرۡهُمۡۚ قَٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ

4. And when you see them, their bodies impresses you. And if they speak, you listen to their speech, as if they are like pieces of wood propped-up. They think every cry against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allāh fight them. How are they deluded (from the Truth).

5 : 63

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَعَالَوۡاْ يَسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوۡاْ رُءُوسَهُمۡ وَرَأَيۡتَهُمۡ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

5. When they are told: "Come, so that the messenger of Allāh may ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads away, and you see them turning away while they are arrogant.

6 : 63

سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ أَسۡتَغۡفَرۡتَ لَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَهُمۡ لَن يَغۡفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ

6. It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; Allāh will never forgive them. Indeed, Allāh does not guide the rebellious people.

7 : 63

هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنفِقُواْ عَلَىٰ مَنۡ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ يَنفَضُّواْۗ وَلِلَّهِ خَزَآئِنُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ

7. It is they who say: "Do not spend 'anything' to those who are with the Messenger of Allāh until they may disperse." But to Allāh belongs the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.

8 : 63

يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعۡنَآ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ لَيُخۡرِجَنَّ ٱلۡأَعَزُّ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡأَذَلَّۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

8. They say: "When we return to Madinah, the more honored (with power) ^[2] will certainly drive out the more humble therefrom ^[3]." But (all) Honor belongs to Allāh (alone) and so shall it be for His messenger and for the believers - but the hypocrites do not know.

[2]. Referring to the head of the hypocrites in Madinah at that time.
[3]. The Prophet and the believers.

9 : 63

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُلۡهِكُمۡ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ

9. O believers, let not your wealth, nor your children, distract you from the Remembrance of Allāh ^[4]. Whosoever does that, these are the (real) losers.

[4]. And from the five obligatory prayers.

10 : 63

وَأَنفِقُواْ مِن مَّا رَزَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوۡلَآ أَخَّرۡتَنِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ قَرِيبٖ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

10. And spend (for the Cause of Allāh) out of what We have given you, before death approaches one of you, so he say: "Lord, if only You would delay me to a near term, so I would give charity and be among the righteous ^[5]."

[5]. The basic meaning of “righteous” is conforming with the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The righteous are people who have entered into covenant with Allāh by faith and seek to live according to His Word. They may do unrighteous things at times, but they know to find forgiveness because they want to do what is right. In contrast, the wicked are those who don’t love Allāh, or reject Allah’s laws, or those committed to violence and oppression. When reading the Qur’an and the Sunnah, it is important to differentiate between righteous living and righteous standing - the righteousness Allāh gives people who live by faith. Righteous living without faith (simply keeping a certain moral code) never leads to righteous standing, whereas righteous standing based on faith always leads to righteous living. Just keeping a moral code cannot lead to righteous standing because no person is sinless and Allāh gives righteous standing to only those with faith in Him and His messenger, the Prophet Muhammad.

11 : 63

وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

11. But never will Allāh delay a soul when its appointed term (death) has come. Allāh is All-Aware of what you do.