وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And they swear by Allāh that they are from among you while they are not from among you; but they are a people who are afraid.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாகத் தாங்களும் உங்களைச் சார்ந்தவர்களே என்று அல்லாஹ்வின்மீது சத்தியம் செய்து சொல்கின்றனர்; அவர்கள் உங்களைச் சார்ந்தவர்கள் அல்லர்; என்றாலும் அவர்கள் பயந்த கூட்டத்தினர்தான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔවුන් නුඹලා අතරින් වූවන් යැයි ඔවුහු අල්ලාහ් මත දිවුරා පවසති. එහෙත් ඔවුහු නුඹලා අතරින් නො වෙති. එනමුත් ඔවුන් (මරණයට බිය වන) බියගුඵ පිරිසකි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یہ اللہ کی قسم کھا کھا کر کہتے ہیں کہ یہ تمہاری جماعت کے لوگ ہیں، حاﻻنکہ وه دراصل تمہارے نہیں بات صرف اتنی ہے کہ یہ ڈرپوک لوگ ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは，アッラーに誓って，「本当にあなたがたの同士です。」と言う。かれらはあなたがたの同士ではない。かれらは今も（自分の真意が現われるのを）恐れる人びとである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们以真主盟誓，说他们的确是你们的同道；其实他们不是你们的同道，但他们是胆怯的民众。
Tafsir of 9:56
Exposing Hypocrites' Fright and Fear Allah describes to His Prophet the fright, fear, anxiety and nervousness of the hypocrites, يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِإِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ (They swear by Allah that they are truly of you), swearing a sure oath, وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ (while they are not of you), in reality, وَلَكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ (but they are a people who are afraid), and this is what made them swear. لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَئاً (Should they find a refuge), such as a fort in which they hide and fortify themselves, أَوْ مَغَرَاتٍ (or caves), in some mountains, أَوْ مُدَّخَلاً (or a place of concealment), a tunnel or a hole in the ground, according to the explanation given by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah, لَّوَلَّوْاْ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ (they would turn straightway thereto with a swift rush) away from you because they associate with you unwillingly, not because they are fond of you. They prefer that they do not have to mix with you, but necessity has its rules! It is because of this that they feel grief, sadness and sorrow, seeing Islam and its people enjoying ever more might, triumph and glory.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
