63. Al-Munaafiqoon سُورَةُ المُنَافِقُونَ
Yusuf AliWhen the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Apostle of God." Yea, God knoweth that thou art indeed His Apostle, and God beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars
Yusuf AliThey have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of God: truly evil are their deeds
Yusuf AliThat is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not
Yusuf AliWhen thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them . They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of God be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)
Yusuf AliAnd when it is said to them, "Come, the Apostle of God will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance
Yusuf AliIt is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. God will not forgive them. Truly God guides not rebellious transgressors
Yusuf AliThey are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with God's Apostle, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to God belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not
Yusuf AliThey say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to God and His Apostle, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not
Yusuf AliO ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of God. If any act thus, the loss is their own
Yusuf Aliand spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely ) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good
Yusuf AliBut to no soul will God grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and God is well acquainted with (all) that ye do