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Al-Ahzab Surah 33

Verse 14

الأحزاب

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

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33:14

وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۚ وَيَسْتَـْٔذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ ۖ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِرَارًا

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And when a party of them said, ‘O people of Yathrib‡, you have possibly no stand against the enemy, therefore turn back.’ And a section of them even asked leave of the Prophet, saying, ‘Our houses are exposed and defenceless.’ And they were in truth not exposed. They only sought to flee away.

English - Five Volume Translation

And when a party of them said, ‘O people of Yathrib, you have possibly no stand against the enemy, therefore turn back.’ And a section of them even asked leave of the Prophet, saying, ‘Our houses are exposed and defenceless.’ And they were in truth not exposed. They only sought to flee away.[3084]

Important Words:

عورة (exposed) is derived from عور and means, part between the navel and knee, pudenda; every part of the body which a person covers; defenceless or exposed; disgrace; any place of concealment; a cleft or fissure in a mountain; a woman; a time in which it is not proper for a woman to appear in public, as at or before day-break, nightfall, and mid-day; vice; weakness; blindness of one eye (Lane & Aqrab). See also 24:32.

یثرب is derived from ثرب. They say ثربه i.e. he rebuked or reproached him and showed him to be foul; he stripped him of his garment (Aqrab). یثرب (which now is known as مدینة النبی i.e. the City of the Prophet) was so called perhaps because the place was malaria-stricken or because the Medinites being cultivators and having been given to farming were looked down upon by the warlike Arabs. See also 12:93.

Commentary:

The reference in the word طائفة (party) is to the hypocrites of Medina. Weakness of faith causes hypocrisy and vice versa.

The expression, "therefore turn back," may mean, return to your old faith, or (2) go back to your homes.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And when a party of them said, ‘O people of Yathrib,[2337A] you can possibly make no stand against the enemy, therefore turn back.’[2338] And a section of them even asked leave of the Prophet, saying, ‘Our houses are exposed,’ whereas they were not exposed. They only sought to flee.

This was the name of Medina before the Hijrah.

The words mean, 'Return to your old faith, or go back to your homes.'

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور جب ان میں سے ایک گروہ نے کہا اے اہل یثرب! تمہارے ٹھہرنے کا کوئی موقع نہیں رہا پس واپس چلے جاؤ۔ اور ان میں سے ایک فریق نے نبی سے یہ کہتے ہوئے اجازت مانگنی شروع کی کہ یقیناً ہمارے گھر غیرمحفوظ ہیں۔ حالانکہ وہ غیرمحفوظ نہیں تھے۔ وہ محض بھاگنے کا ارادہ کئے ہوئے تھے۔

French

Et lorsqu’un groupe d’entre eux dit : « Ô gens de Yathrib, vous ne pouvez pas résister à l’ennemi ; repartez donc. » Et une section d’entre eux demanda même au Prophète la permissionde partir, disant : « Nos maisons sont exposées et sans défense. » Et elles n’étaient pas en fait exposées. Ils ne cherchaient qu’à s’enfuir.

German

Und da eine Anzahl von ihnen sprach: "O ihr Leute von Jathrib*, ihr könnt nicht standhalten, drum gehet zurück." Und ein Teil von ihnen bat (sogar) den Propheten um Erlaubnis und sprach: "Unsere Häuser sind entblößt." Und sie waren nicht entblößt. Sie wollten eben nur fliehen.

Chinese

当他们中的一伙人说: “亚思里布[1024] (Yathrib) 人啊! (现在) 你们没有立足之地, 你们离弃 (伊斯兰教) 吧!” 他们一部分人 (甚至) 向先知请假说: “我们的家里是没有掩护的。” 其实他们的家不是没有掩护, 而是他们想逃跑而已。

这是在迁都 (هِجْرَة, Hijrah--------公元六二二年圣人穆罕默德从麦加迁居到麦地那) 之前麦地那的名称。

Italian

E quando una parte di loro disse: «O popolo di Yathrib*, non avete alcuna possibilità di opporvi al nemico. Tornate indietro dunque.» E una parte di loro chiese persino licenza al profeta, dicendo: «Le nostre case sono senza protezione e indifese», mentre in verità non erano senza protezione. Essi cercavano soltanto di scappare.

Spanish

Y cuando un grupo de ellos dijeron: “Oh, pueblo de Yazrib, tal vez no podáis resistir al enemigo; volveos, pues”. Y un grupo de ellos incluso pidió permiso al Profeta iciendo: “Nuestras casas están expuestas e indefensas”. Y en verdad no estaban expuestas. Sólo intentaban huir.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور جبکہ ان سے ایک گروہ یہ بھی کہنے لگ گیا تھا کہ اے مدینہ کے لوگو! (اب) تمہارے لئے کوئی ٹھکانا نہیں پس (اسلام سے) مرتد ہو جاؤ‘ اور ان میں سے ایک گروہ نبی سے اجازت مانگنے لگ گیا تھا اور کہنے لگ گیا تھا کہ ہمارے گھر دشمن کی زد میں ہیں حالانکہ وہ دشمن کی زد میں نہیں تھے وہ صرف بھاگنے کا ارادہ کر رہے تھے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

جب اُن میں سے ایک گروہ نے کہا کہ "اے یثرب کے لوگو، تمہارے لیے اب ٹھیرنے کا کوئی موقع نہیں ہے، پلٹ چلو" جب ان کا ایک فریق یہ کہہ کر نبیؐ سے رخصت طلب کر رہا تھا کہ "ہمارے گھر خطرے میں ہیں،" حالانکہ وہ خطرے میں نہ تھے، دراصل وہ (محاذ جنگ سے) بھاگنا چاہتے تھے

English - Sahih

And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib, there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are unprotected," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اورجب کہ ان میں سے ایک جماعت کہنے لگی اے مدینہ والو! تمہارے لیے ٹھیرنے کا موقع نہیں سو لوٹ چلو اور ان میں سے کچھ لوگ نبی سے رخصت مانگنے لگے کہنے لگے کہ ہمارے گھر اکیلے ہیں اور حالانکہ وہ اکیلے نہ تھے وہ صرف بھاگنا چاہتے تھے

English - Talal Itani

And when said a party of them, "O People (of) Yathrib! No stand for you, so return." And asked permission a group of them (from) the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses (are) exposed," and not they (were) exposed. Not they wished but to flee.

Chinese Commentary ^*

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这是在迁都 (هِجْرَة, Hijrah--------公元六二二年圣人穆罕默德从麦加迁居到麦地那) 之前麦地那的名称。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And when a party of them said, 'O people of Yathrib, there is no abiding here for you, therefore return!' And a part of them Were asking leave of the Prophet, saying, 'Our houses are exposed'; yet they were not exposed; they desired only to flee.

English - Maududi

And when a section of them said: “(O people of Yathrib), now there is no place for you to stay, so turn back.” (And call to mind) when a section of them was seeking permission from the Prophet to leave, saying: “Our houses are exposed (to attack),” although they were not exposed (to attack); they only wished to flee (from the battle-front).

English - Ahmed Ali

When a section of them said: "O people of Yathrib, there is no place for you here, turn back;" and a section of them asked leave of the Prophet, saying: "Our homes lie exposed," -- while they were not exposed. Their only intention was to run away.

English - Yusuf Ali

Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

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Important Words:

Commentary:

The reference in the word طائفة (party) is to the hypocrites of Medina. Weakness of faith causes hypocrisy and vice versa.

The expression, "therefore turn back," may mean, return to your old faith, or (2) go back to your homes.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

2337A

This was the name of Medina before the Hijrah.

2338

The words mean, 'Return to your old faith, or go back to your homes.'

English - Pickthall

And when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand (possible) for you, therefor turn back. And certain of them (even) sought permission of the Prophet, saying: Our homes lie open (to the enemy). And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And when a party of them said: O people of Yathrib, you cannot make a stand, so go back. And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, Our houses are exposed. And they were not exposed. They only desired to run away.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

A party of them went so far as to urge: O people of Yathrib, you have no way of deliverance left, so turn back from your faith. A section of them asked leave of the Prophet, pleading: Our houses are exposed. Their houses were not exposed, they only sought a way of escape.

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