لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَـًٔا أَوْ مَغَـٰرَٰتٍ أَوْ مُدَّخَلًا لَّوَلَّوْا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- If they could find a refuge or some caves or any place to enter [and hide], they would turn to it while they run heedlessly.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- ஓர் ஒதுங்கும் இடத்தையோ, அல்லது குகைகளையோ, அல்லது ஒரு சுரங்கத்தையோ அவர்கள் காண்பார்களாயின் (உம்மை விட்டு) அதன் பக்கம் விரைந்து ஓடிவிடுவார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- සැඟවෙන්නට තැනක් හෝ ගුහාවන් හෝ උමගක් හෝ ඔවුන් දුටුවේ නම් ඔවුහු වේගයෙන් පලා යන තත්ත්වයේ ඒ වෙත හැරී යති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اگر یہ کوئی بچاؤ کی جگہ یا کوئی غار یا کوئی بھی سر گھسانے کی جگہ پالیں تو ابھی اس طرح لگام توڑ کر الٹے بھاگ چھوٹیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- もしかれらが，避難所か洞窟，または潜り込む所を見い出せれば，必ずそれに向こう見ずに急いで行ったであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 假若他们发现一个堡垒，或山洞，或地道，他们必定仓惶地逃窜。
Tafsir of 9:57
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)
